College Runner Who Almost Burned To Death Reaches NCAA Final Two Years Later
by Dennis Young from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#3RYB7)
Probably the easiest sports story to write is one about a meteoric improvement. The Wow This Person Got A Lot Better At Sports story is one that works in every sport, honestly, but it tends to be most common in ones like running or swimming. (Stories about rapid improvements in those sports generally tend to elide the"