Zhenya was almost at the end - 5 more poles to go. She hopped as quickly as she could to the finish line. Just 4 more to go. She saw Laura pass her! Wow, she is quick! She thought to herself. Others were starting to come towards her, so she thought she had better get herself into gear. 3 more to go, almost there. She was ignoring her greatly increasing heart rate. 2 more to go, she could see the finish line! IT WAS ALMOST THERE!! Just one more pole to go, and she fell over. She quickly pulled herself back up and jumped. FINALLY, she crossed the finish line.