Bracing themselves, junior Alvaro Gonzales-Ysern, junior Lydia Chao, and sophomore Jayce Bigirimana, as they line up in their starting blocks and press their hands against the track during an after-school practice. The team focused on block starts to improve their reaction time and form at the beginning of races. “Blocks are a tool that can help anyone run faster as long as they know how to use them,” Gonzales-Ysern said.
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