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Going back you are again faced with the difficult ( fun ? ) challenge of navigating your way around the huge throng of students . This is probably a mandatory school activity although I feel bad for the young kids who had to wake up early and then having to trudge 3k or 5k in rainy conditions . Skipped the finish line and just waited for Tsi to pass by .

What event was the narrator at with the kids ?
The narrator and the kids were at a marathon .