It is Britain’s most brutal running race—268 miles non-stop along the Pennine Way. Jasmin Paris, who is still breastfeeding her daughter, beat 136 other competitors from 15 countries, 125 men included, to win the Montane Spine Race.She broke the men’s record by over 12 hours.

To train for the race, Paris had to get up at 4, when she would head out for runs in the hills around her home while her family were still in bed. She also went on plenty of long hikes with her baby.

She was on the course for 83 hours and 12 minutes, pausing to power nap and eat for only seven hours. She had to carry everything she needed and had to navigate using a map and compass, mostly alone and in the dark. But she was relentless（坚韧的). Almost 20 hours after she had finished, only two men had completed the race, with everyone else either still on the course or retired.

Top British ultra runner and former Spine Race finisher Damian Hall says: “Her performance was extraordinary—one of the great British ultra-running performances.” Olympian Jo Pavey says Paris’s performance was “awesome and inspiring.”

Since finishing, Paris has caught lots of attention, with television appearances and Chelsea Clinton tweeting about her victory. “This has been harder than the race,” she says. “At least then I just had one job to do: keep putting one foot in front of the other.” All she craves now is a good night’s sleep.

As a 30-year-old teacher at a sport college, Wang Shasha is now used to the praise from her fans for her freestyle soccer skills. The former soccer player now has over 230,000 fans on Douyin, the Chinese video-sharing platform run by TikTok’s parent company ByteDance.

Inspired by Chinese women’s soccer player Sun Wen, who was a captain in the national team, Wang fell in love with soccer and was encouraged to play it by her PE teacher when she was in the third grade. However, her mother didn’t support her. Wang managed to change her mom’s mind when her soccer skills helped her earn an offer from a top high school.

Just as Wang was ready to go into the national youth team, she was injured. “It was a difficult time for me. After thinking hard for almost a week, I decided to retire and go to college,” Wang said.

After graduation, Wang became a soccer teacher. To attract more teenage followers, Wang began to play freestyle soccer. She practises for three hours a day, and spends another three hours recording and editing short videos.

“Soccer is my best friend. Although it takes a lot of time to make the videos, my passion (热情) for the sport has driven me to keep at it,” Wang said. “Freestyle soccer is attractive to many young people so it can help promote (推广) the game.”

“I hope more and more young people, especially girls, will fall in love with soccer and seek a beautiful life through me sharing my story online,” Wang said.

Good sportsmanship is one of the most important lessons that your kids can learn from competition. But how do you teach your kids good sportsmanship? Here are some tips.

【小题1】.

The first role model that your kids will have in games is you. What behavior you model will have the biggest influence on your kids. You need to be nice to all people on the court, even the opponents. By doing so, your kids will learn from you unconsciously and gain more popularity.

Tell your kids to listen to the coach.

【小题2】. This means the role of your kids may be reduced or changed. Your kids may feel upset at first. 【小题3】, so you should teach your kids to trust the coach’s judgement.

Remember you are the parent, not the coach.

Your job as a parent is different from a job as a coach. As a parent, you are there to guide all of your kids’ experiences and not focus on demanding performance. However, if you see a coach demanding too much, speak up. 【小题4】.

Maintain a good attitude to both winning and losing.

Good sportsmanship also requires a positive attitude to both the victory and the defeat. 【小题5】. Instead, whatever the results are, always tell them you are proud of them. It’s also a good idea to find positive plays to talk about and discuss lessons to be learned after.