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B. Adrenaline Countdown SPORTS SPORTS B. Adrenaline Countdown
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4  Read the page again and answer the questions.

1. What is “The Coast to Coast Ultra Endurance Race”?
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2. What are the types of the extreme sports involved in the race?
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3. Were terrain and weather conditions easy to cope with?
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4. Which sport did Sarah talk about?
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5. Was Samuel able to fi nish all the mountain stages?
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6. Why was it impossible to pedal for Daisy?
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7. Which qualities must a racer have in order to participate “The Coast to Coast Race”
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5 Tick the extreme sports mentioned in the text. If you had a chance, which one would you try?

skydiving kayaking kayaking zorbing zorbing mountain biking mountain biking cliff diving cliff diving trail running

EXPERIENCE THE THRILL OF THE “COAST TO COAST” severe. But it was a voyage of discovery into unknown lands, seeking not for new territory but for an
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C ........ “From the beginning, I had a lot of questions on my mind ........ “From the beginning, I had a lot of questions on my mind ........ “From the beginning, I had a lot of questions on my mind ........ “From the beginning, I had a lot of questions on my mind ........ “From the beginning, I had a lot of questions on my mind
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whether I would be able to cover the overall distance as the weather was so pitiless and
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unforgettable experience. So, I gave it my best shot and completed all the mountain stages. At the end of
the race, I wasn’t feeling my legs,” stated Samuel Blake.
D ........ The Coast to Coast Ultra Endurance Race ended up on Sunday. It is a non-standard multi-sport
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competition held annually . The race involved a 243 km of mountain biking, trail running and kayaking
across the Southern Alps of New Zealand. The racers showed great performance despite the harsh
terrain and weather conditions. We interviewed with three racers after the fi nal ceremony. They shared
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their outstanding experiences at different categories. First, we handed the microphone to a
kayaker, then a trail runner and fi nally a mountain biker.

E ........ Sarah Casey said that to race down white water, one must
physically enter and blend with the fl ow of a rushing water. “I rallied
through water with lots of waves before the river became narrower. I
scrambled up the rocks and as I almost slipped into the water and I looked
up to see a 30 ft. waterfall! The waves began to push sideways and they were
getting bigger and steeper . I had hard moments while getting out of that area,”
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added Sarah. 41