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IN THE ZONE

Present Perfect

Diane has found a new sport: long distance ultra running.

What has Diane found? Diane has found a new sport: long distance ultra running.

She hasn’t just competed in these races, she has often won them.

Has she been a successful runner? Yes, she has been a successful runner.

Diane has won first place in the Alferd Packer 80 km run. She has won first place in the Bear 160 km run. She has won first place in the Tahoe Rim 160 km run. She has won first place in the 24-hour Frisco trial run. She has won first place in the Dances with Dirt 80 km run.

Has she lost the Dances with Dirt race? No, she hasn’t lost the Dances with Dirt race. She has won first place in the Dances with Dirt race.

Her accomplishments go on and on.

They have taken out a golf-ball-part of Diane’s brain. The effects of the surgery haven’t all been good, however.

Have the effects of surgery been good? No, they haven’t all been good.

She has lost some things. For example, her memory has been damaged.

What has been damaged? Her memory has been damaged.

Diane has sometimes had trouble remembering important events in her life. Sometimes she hasn’t been able to remember meeting people. Her awareness of time has also been damaged.

What has happened to her awareness of time? Her awareness of time has also been damaged.

This damaged awareness of time has often caused Diane to be late. Strangely this hasn’t always been bad. As an ultra-runner, it has helped her focus.

What has it helped her do? It has helped her focus.

Diane has always been an athlete, so she always has had good focus, but now it has become even better. The hardest race Diane has competed in is the Yukon Arctic Ultra.

What has been the hardest race? The Yukon Arctic Ultra has been the hardest race.

Many people think this is the world’s coldest and most difficult race. In this race, Diane has pulled a 50-pound sled of supplies for 692 km.

How far has she pulled the sled? She has pulled the sled for 692 km.

She has done this in temperatures that fell to -50 degrees. This has taken her 10 days with only one hour of sleep a night. During this race, many of the other runners have probably thought about time.

What have they probably thought about? They have probably thought about time.

How many days have they been running? How many hours have they been running? When will it end? Not Diane. After her surgery, Diane has always run in the present.

How has Diane always run? Diane has always run in the present.

One, two, three, four, in, in, out, out. She has been breath.

Has she been breath? Yes, she has been breath.

She has been the rhythm of her shoes hitting the ground. She has been free from worry and thought.

Has she been worried? No, she has been free from worry.

She has been free from the past and the future and even her sense of self. She has been in the moment and at her best. She has been in the zone’.

Where has she been? She has been in the zone’.