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As autumn begins in Japan, there are various sports days held here and there. Undo Kai or sports days are events where everyone splits into teams and they have races or play games to decide the victor.
They are very fun events, but for kids who are not good at sports, they can be quite depressing as well .
Recently, there are some tips on how to run faster.
For example, run with a golf ball gripped in your hand, or run while biting on some tissue or a piece of cloth stuffed with your back teeth, among other things.
I don't know if these tips really work, but for kids who run slowly, this is surely good news.
If I had known this information when I was a kid, I would have probably tried it too.
Do you know any tips on how to run fast ?
Comments in English or Japanese below please .
今週の語彙 This week’s vocabulary
■裏ワザa tip ■（チーム）ごと in a team, together with a team ■かけっこ a race. a sprint ■競技 a game. contest,match ■気が重い depressed,heavy-hearted, down ■握る to grip , to seize, to grasp ■奥歯back teeth,molars ■噛むto bite ■効き目があるeffective,efficacy
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