Solstice

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Introduction

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Welcome Ridgefield Sports Fans to the First Ever, Moduland 5K Classic!

Competitors from across Ridgefield have come to beautiful Moduland to compete in a grueling 5 kilometer race. And by grueling, we mean that they will be running 10 laps around the island...which is only about 500 meters in diameter. What? It will be fun!

And here are our challengers!

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Runner	Nation	Biography
Alexa "Exvee" Jarna XVII	South Poopistan	Fourteenth-great-granddaughter of Chief Executor and Constitution signatory Alexa Jarna I, the long-influential Kennedy-esque family line continues to bear nationally important fruit. A member of her province's cross-country association since 3rd grade, and nearing 25, Alexa, who prefers to go by Exvee, a name inspired by her generational suffix, is seeking one last blaze of glory. As co-owner of Running Sky Enterprises, a non-profit seeking to promote health through the art of sprinting. Already elected to her first term in Remangla's Common House, and heading into retirement from major races, Jarna has finally become the nation's choice for an international 5K at the peak of her running career.
Elliott Witt	Slovakastan	No biography provided.
Kitasan Black	Umamusume Union	Team Spica member from the anime Umamusume. She is based on the irl racing horse Kitasan Black, and shares its attributes in being a horse girl who excels in medium and long distance races. Loves festivals.
David Green	Malatoga	David Green is an active costume enthusiast and recently deployed Ambassador to Moduland in favor of developing better relations. He will be informed of his additional responsibilities as he is already in Ridgefield at this moment. He originally was a normal human but is now a Triceratops hybrid humanoid, standing at 8ft tall. We have yet to properly weigh him at this time. Malatoga wishes to test his performance in the upcoming run as to test the genetic alteration for the endurance he should have, given his altered state. He should be able to cross the finish line but we are not certain as to his prolonged speed and I doubt he is either. O.T.I.S. will inform him of his additional duties.
Sasha	Moduland	Sasha is a very lazy rabbit from Moduland. He loves to play with his toys and mostly run around the island. All his running is why Mayor Agnes decided to tap him to represent Moduland in the first ever Moduland 5K Classic.
Hikari Conlan	Sapphica Sororitas	Described by many as 'scrawny', Hikari is a bit of a dark horse, and has had a keen interest in Track & Field events most of her life. Deceptively fit, the Empress of Sapphica Sororitas saw no reason to deny her her requested representation.
Adam Chastain	TesGay	Mr. Chastain is a confident logger from rural TesGay and is excited to enter the Moduland 5K Classic! Surely a run around the island will be a walk on the beach compared to the mountains and underbrush our runner is used to contending with.
Pink Mist	West-East Union	An infamous author of dubious (?) fan-made books about famous racing athletes throughout history and their relationships (often with an interesting spin). She is also an athlete herself and quite a famous one, having won multiple mile races oversees. Tho she often denies her achievement when asked, often saying "I was just enjoying my time with my oshis~". She was chosen to represent the W-E Union after winning an impromptu vote hold on Umatter, with her reaction being "ASHFKWUAFBSJA MORE OSHIS TO SIMP!!!!!"

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The Race

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This is our first, inaugural 5,000 meter race in Moduland. As noted, this will require our races to run ten full laps around our entire island. Yes, I know, Moduland is not very large. Our island is about 500 meters around. Then again, only about a dozen folks live on the island. But, I digress.

Our racers were all very excited for the race, including regional newcomers like Kitasan Black, who originally hails from Umamusume Pretty Derby as well as Pink Mist, who hails from West-East Union, a nation outside of Ridgefield making them the only non-Ridgefield participant. In Moduland, there was no qualifier for our runners. Sasha had been running around the island constantly, so I hand picked him to run in this race. I think he'll do a good job.

No matter. Let's get into the race!

Lap 1:

After the first lap, it appears that Hikari Conlan of Sapphica Sorritas is out on top coming in at 79.06 seconds for her first lap around the island! But hot on her heels is Kitasan Black from Umamusume Union (79.08 seconds). The rest of the pack is largely clumped together a fraction of a second behind our leaders. They all turn the corner passing Nook's Cranny and are moving onward to Lap 2.

Lap 2:

The second lap was incredible, seeing Pink Mist having one of the fastest single lap times we've seen at 79.02 seconds around the island, putting her in first place with a total time of 158.15 seconds (2 minutes, 38.15 seconds). A single step behind are Elliott Witt from Slovakastan and Adam Chastain from TesGay, both coming in at 158.17 seconds (2 minutes, 38.17 seconds)

Lap 3:

On the completion of the third lap, Witt and Kitasan Black came in at the exact same time at 237.26 seconds (3 minutes, 57.6 seconds). The entire rest of the pack is a few steps behind them with Conlan starting to fall behind the full pack. It's looking like a two person race after this lap, but we also saw some very fast lap times coming out of Sasha to the surprise of literally everyone! Especially me. Goodness, how will this race turn out!

Lap 4:

Oh no, during Lap 4, we saw Kitasan Black begin to show slight signs of fatigue and fall back to the middle of the pack. Speeding around the island comes Witt once again in the lead with a huge surprise as David Green of Malatoga comes barreling after him! We still have 6 more laps to go, but it looks like Witt is definitely feeling like the one to beat in this race.

Lap 5:

We have now reached the halfway point of the Moduland 5K. After five full laps, Witt and Green came in tied with Jarna of South Poopistan just a half step behind them after an amazing tie of the course record speed around the track at 79.02 seconds for that lap! The other huge surprise is how Sasha has caught up. Slowly and steadily with improved laps, Sasha has made a lot of ground currently sitting in 4th place as the entire crowd passed Nook's Cranny again!

Lap 6:

What? After the sixth lap, Sasha has pulled fully out ahead of the pack with a few step lead on every single other racer! It's close with the pack behind him, with Witt and Chastain fighting side by side and Green and Kitasan Black immediately behind them. It's a neck and neck race and could really go either way! It's hard to tell who will come out on top of this race.

Lap 7:

Sasha has retained the lead after another lap around the island. Witt and Kitasan Black are in a duel for third place, only a few steps behind Jarna who has pulled ahead into second place after their second record lap of the race. The match is getting closer and wilder. I really can't tell what will happen from lap to lap.

Lap 8:

After back to back speedy laps, Jarna has pulled into the lead. Sasha is starting to show some fatigue after a few very fast laps back to back. Immediately behind Jarna coming up strong are Kitasan Black and Chastain running neck and neck with the rest of the pack behind them. Slowing down is Witt, who is coming up in the back the pack after the 8th lap around the island.

Lap 9:

In Lap 9, Kitasan Black kicked it into high gear and pulled ahead of the entire pack. She dodged and weaved with seeming ease to pull just ahead of Jarna and take the top position after the lap. Very close behind are literally all of the other racers who had a dominant second to last lap. Closing the gap after the last few laps is Sasha and Green who seem to pulling neck and neck as we get to the end of the race!

Here here we go into the final stretch!

After 10 full laps around Moduland, here are the Final Results:

In an amazing finish, Kitasan Black pulled out the win by a nose. A photograph of the final race showed Kitasan Black just a hair ahead of Sasha for the photo finish. Literally, her hair stuck out further than her head leading to her ahead of Sasha as they both crossed the finish line. In a very close third came David Green of Malatoga!

Let's get down there and talk to the winners. First, let's talk to Kitasan Black. Amazing race, what do you have to say about your victory? "Harikitte Ikou!" Okay...simple, but an effective comment.

How about our second place contender, Sasha. How are you feeling about the race? "My goodness. I am...tired. I need a nap. And to snuggle up with some of my squishies back home. And also, my bugs miss me." Uhm...okay.

And how about Green, our third place competitor. Tough break, such a close race. What do you have to say about that? "Congratulations my friends, while we were not the victor this time around, we have to yield to such wonderous training from the competition. The desire, the ambition, it is something we should all strive for."

Here are some additional comments from our Top 5 Competitors:

• Conlan (4th) - I was happy to have participated and represented my country. I suppose I am still rather scrawny. Congratulations to the winners.

• Jarna (5th) - No comment at the end of the race, awaiting for public comment from their trainer.

• Witt (5th) - No Comment.

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Congratulations to all the competitors! We are so glad to have so many of you compete for the title in the first Moduland 5K!

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