Writing Assignment: Endurance by Matthew Alexander JARVIS ESPEJO

An international magazine has organised a short story competition and you have decided to enter. The competition rules say that the story must be about an endurance race and must begin with the following sentence:Kevin was in the middle of nowhere and he didn´t know what to do.

mjarvis40 — 2022-05-23 14:29:17 UTC

UNIVERSE F45 RACE

2022-05-25 23:50:15 UTC

Kevin was in the middle of nowhere and he didn’t know what to do. The race has just started and he’s lost communication with his team. Despite having a map, he didn’t have enough energy in his battery to finish the race.

That was a new environment for him. He was invited to visit that planet after winning the Earth competition. That was the most famous race in Universe F45. Lots of competitors, professional and amateur, coming from different planets fight each other to be the champion.

This extreme race lasts three weeks. During that time, the contenders have to prove their endurance and ability to cross every obstacle.

Fortunately, after driving for a couple of hours, he recovered the communication with Lora. She was sent by the Earth team to provide him a new battery so he could continue the comtendance.

THE WRONG ROUTE

2021014710 — 2022-05-26 17:22:46 UTC

Kevin was in the middle of nowhere and didn’t know what to do; he realised the route he had taken wasn’t the correct one, and the motorbike his late father built for him had broken down. So, Kevin was lost and without a possibility of reaching the end.
However, when he was about to give up, he remembered what his father had told him: ‘‘Sometimes there isn’t a better way. Sometimes there's only the hard way’’. He was willing to get on his vehicle, so he decided to put on his helmet again and try to start the engine while he was thinking about the effort his father had put into building it.
Suddenly, his motorbike started, but Kevin had a bad feeling. In the end, Kevin didn’t know how he could manage to leave the racers behind and win the race; the only thing he knew was that there was something strange on his motorcycle...

SURVIVING IN THE RALLY PERUBIKE

2022-05-26 21:53:12 UTC

Kevin was in the middle of nowhere, and he didn't know what to do. Ten minutes before, the motorbike, which he rides, fell with him from a slope in the dune of Paracas, in Perú. Immediately, Kevin fainted, and his bike exploded. However, all of a sudden, Kevin got from it, and he noticed that he was alone, without any help, but alive. So, because of his inexperience in this sort of competition called Rally Perubike (name of the competition), he didn't know strategies to get help in the middle of a dessert. Is there we could appreciate an act of human endurance.

Despite the dehydration and starvation, Kevin used a piece of the broken shield visor to see the sun. It worked as a compass that guided him to the north. Thirty were the kilometer that Kevin had to walk. Nor water nor food! Only his mental strength made him resist the heat. After a day of going through the dune, Kevin found a highway where he waited to get help.

At last, Kevin got better, and he decided to participate in the rest of the Rally Perubike. After three weeks of tough laps, he got in second place in the best rally competition in South America.

Story written by Itamir Ortega

An unforgettable race

2022-05-26 22:31:29 UTC

Kevin was in the middle of nowhere, and he didn't know what to do. Time was running out and he was left behind. And to think that his parents and friends threw him a party to encourage him before the competition, he was going to fail them, that idea was spinning in his head.
He decided to go to the forest marked with a red flag, he did not remember what the meaning of the color was, but his mind did not let him think of another option. Out of nowhere a giant animal began to chase him, he tried to accelerate with his motorcycle, but the front wheel was punctured by a large branch. Seeing that the beast was approaching and there was no light with which to see the road, he chose to hang from a tree, he stayed like that for two hours until the animal forgot about him and left.
With tired arms and the weight of the motorcycle, he decided to walk to the finish line, fulfilling the promise he had made to his girlfriend and the dreams of his family, he would not take a trophy, but an unforgettable story to tell at every meeting.

Valeria Pernia

A BAD DECISION

2022-05-26 23:32:03 UTC

Kevin was in the middle of nowhere, and didn't know what to do. "It's the end" was what he thought. When the race started, Kevin had the idea to win as he promised his grandfather who was a great admirer of endurance racing, but why did he do it?
At the beginning of the race, Kevin was convinced that he had the best route to win since it consisted of cheating a little to get an advantage without anyone noticing and that was what he did, however, it was not what he I expected ...
When Kevin got to the supposed route, it had a lot of rocks and hills he thought was normal ,so he continued. Then, when he got to the end of the road he realized that he didn't see the way to the finish line as he supposed. Time was running out and he got desperate, so he had to go back the same way, but when he arrived he realized that the other players had already reached the finish line and he was the last one, leaving him sad and with a bad experience.
Finally, he apologized to his family and friends for what happened and promised not to do it again...

María Castillo S.

LOST RACE BUT ALIVE

2022-05-27 01:00:45 UTC

Kevin was in the middle of nowhere and he didn't know what to do. He knew his motorbike was totally cracked anywhere and that was the only way to leave the desert. His expectation to be the champion of the race had just vanished, now he was thinking of what had happened because he had no idea of it, his mind was blank. He walked around for hours and hours without any success.

4 days passed from the time he woke up and he just drunk one single bottle of water he found and desperately ate some lizards. The days passed and his appearance was distinct to the point he couldn't walk and barely crawled. But something unexpected appeared. He feared to start having hallucinations but what might he lose.

That blurring object was getting bigger and bigger. As luck would have it, it was a helicopter calling for him! Unbelievable! He didn't win the World Annual Motorbike race Cup but he kept alive in the middle of nowhere.

STEPHANY ALVAREZ QUITO - III CICLO IDIOMAS INGLÉS

Saved by an stranger, now a friend.

Ana_Lucia_2021 — 2022-05-27 01:25:40 UTC

MARATHON DES SABLES
The Toughest footrace on earth
By ANA JAVIER YUPANQUI
Kevin was in the middle of nowhere, and he didn't know what to do. Suddenly, he noticed someone coming from a far distance, so he tried hard to called his attention crying out, hey you, stop! Help, please! And as soon as that man heard his voice, he turned back and came towards Kevin. Right there, he realized that one of Kevin's legs was bleeding so he torn up a piece of his shirt and applied a tourniquet on it Thanks God, the bleeding stopped and even though they both were the last runners , they continued the race.

It took two days more than the rest of the runners to get the finish line, but they tried so hard and managed to do so.

At the end, they were received with a warmly reception and a burst of applause. Kevin was thankful for having met a new friend, the one who save his life.

A BAD EXPERIENCE 🏍

2021015311 — 2022-05-27 02:45:31 UTC

Kevin was in the middle of nowhere and he didn't know what to do. He was on a road with three lanes on his side, two lanes on the other side, and a middle lane for turning and merging. He was on the left of the three lanes on his side. He could have just taken the middle, but he worried someone might plow into him there, so he decided to drive across traffic to the right edge of the road and stop on the shoulder. There was no shoulder! He plowed into a curb and cartwheeled off the motorcycle at 35 miles per hour. Fortunately, he had some gear on his helmet, a padded motorcycle jacket. The helmet probably saved his life; he never noticed any pain in his head or neck, but the next day he looked in the mirror and noticed that the helmet padding had bruised his left cheek. The helmet had taken a direct impact and shielded his head.

A fire truck showed up and the firemen surrounded him and asked him to stand up and he did it, then they left him. He was overheating and knocked on the door of the nearest house and asked if he could sit in their house for a few minutes to cool down. He did take himself to the ER (emergency room) with strong pain on his side in his abdomen, he was worried about a spleen rupture. Turned out he broke five ribs and nowadays he is on treatment. This was an unforgettable experience where thank goodness he survived.

SILVANA MARIBEL PEREZ NIETO - III CICLO- DIOMAS INGLES

Kevin Pepe Lucho on Dakar 2038, the most amazing survivor

202101443 — 2022-05-27 03:30:12 UTC

Kevin was in the middle of nowhere and he didn't know what to do. The last thing that he remember was he and his motorcycle, suddenly he lost the control of it and he crashed his head with a rock. When he woke up he couldn't see anything because it was night. He tried to use his motocycle to find some help because something wrong was happening with his leg but his vehicle didn't work. He had to wait for 4 days until the race finishes and the Ceos notices that some people were missing. As far as people found out that there where 3 people missing, Dakar's Ceos sent 5 helicopter to find them. Kevin was the most relevant survivor because he spent more time with no comunication. The other 2 people just got lost really near to the goal. After that incident, Kevin uploded a video telling the story of that days and his video was viral, so now he is an influencer. He and his family live happily ever after.

Fernandez Huayre Mayra Grecia - Idiomas III

An hour that felt like a year

2022-05-27 03:53:10 UTC

Kevin was in the middle of nowhere and he didn't know what to do. How did this happen? He was participating in a national motorcycle race, everything was going well at the beginning of the race but in a bad maneuver he lost control of his motorcycle and went towards a precipice that was next to the road where the competition took place.

As he fell, he thought that he wouldn't survive, it was a fall from a considerable height and it is almost impossible to get out of it unscathed. However, the adrenaline was present at that critical moment and not sure how, he grabbed onto some branches that had grown in the precipice, he didn't hold on for too long and fell, but there were more branches and he tried again, this time making it.

Those branches were the only thing that kept him alive, if he lets them go, everything would be lost and he wouldn't be able to see his family again, thinking about this is that his resolve was strengthened. He had to resist, for his family, for himself and to continue living.

Every second that passed was eternal and distressing, the tiredness was present, but he didn't give up, he couldn't, despite hanging from the branches, he didn't look down because he knew what was there and now wasn't the time to be even more scared.

He was in that position for a whole hour that felt like a year. Finally the rescuers arrived, they lowered carefully in the precipice and managed to save him, they took him to the ambulance that had arrived. Months later, he was able to continue with his life as usual.

Student: Sorama Espinoza.
III Ciclo-Idiomas

A lucky survivor

2022-05-27 04:26:12 UTC

Kevin was in the middle of nowhere and he didn’t know what to do. It all started when he decided to enter a motorcycle race competition, so he started to train very hard for this moment. The race was about to start and everyone was so excited about it, people from all around the world were there to cheer for their favourite competitor. The race started and Kevin was doing so well when suddenly he leaned in to turn the curve. An accident happened as he went out the track, he was still conscious but couldn’t move. People called emergency services and for his luck nothing serious happened. Little by little he started to feel better.

WHERE AM I ?

2021013711 — 2022-05-27 04:54:06 UTC

Kevin was in the middle of nowhere and he didn’t know what to do, and if that weren’t enough he didn’t remember anything either. He was under a high rock, so he guessed that last night while doing whatever he was doing, in some moment he must have fallen down from there, and that could explain why he wasn’t able to remember anything.

Some meters ahead, he noticed what seemed to be his backpack, and inside it he found a map, some water and his cellphone. It wasn’t signal there, but thanks to some photos and messages, he understood that he was being part of a 48-hour race which was taking place in the Sahara desert.

Finally, and despite the fact he was really tired, he could return to the small village where the race started. He was treated by the doctors and finally was able to rest.

Diego Chavarria :)

Tragedy in Canta- Lima

202101335 — 2022-05-27 05:17:11 UTC

“Kevin was in the middle of nowhere and he didn’t know what to do”. His sister said to the journalistic media while her body was shaking, - “I received a WhatsApp message telling me so”- She continued.

Sadly, authorities do not expect to find any survivors, but they are prioritizing their efforts to find all the remaining missing bodies. The tragedy happened on the road of Lima- Canta at the 47 kilometers. A motorcycles driver’s team made a trip when trouble seems to arise and one of the team pointed his gun at the people. Everybody started escaping all over the place where they were camping. Kevin took his motorcycle and set out on his road. It’s been 5 days since Kevin tried to communicate with his family. He must be lost and in danger and suffering from thirst, hunger, and malnutrition. He has to be a guy with strong endurance to survive this tragedy.

Fortunately, at the end of this article, Kevin was found seriously dehydrated. His family demands justice and the authorities could arrest this guy.

Mirella Camacho

Endurance in a car race

202101566 — 2022-05-27 05:21:40 UTC

Kevin was in the middle of nowhere and he didn’t know what to do.

Everyone had disappeared and his legs was getting burned. The only things he remembered were that he was in a car race and the exact moment when it flew out and started burning. His mobile phone was broken so he couldn’t call anyone for help. Bravely, he decided to get out of the car and begin to crawl as the car was about to blow in a few minutes then. Alone, with two legs burned and thirsty, he decided to pray and hide until it was the next day. Five days had passed when he decided to eat one of his burned legs to endure hunger.

Fortunately, in that afternoon, he was found out by a crazy woman who had seen him last day and called the police.

Xiomara Ruiz – IDIOMAS CICLO III

THE LAST HOPE

202101366 — 2022-05-27 05:34:37 UTC

Kevin was in the middle of nowhere and he didn't know what to do; when he woke up, he had a headache, also a deep wound on his leg and noticed that his motorcycle was cracked. Kevin was confused but remembered that he went out of his house at the morning to the forest to practice for the competition the next week and an animal crossed on his road while he was riding on the motorcycle

The only way to get back to his house was to walk, so he needed to heal his leg, luckily Kevin studied firs aid and he was an expert explorer guide. He could cure his leg by himself and walk for 12 hours.

Fortunately, Kevin was ready to the race's day and won it, after that, in the conference, he told his history to everyone. It was an amazing history for everything that happened to get back to the city.

Bryan Castillo Rios

A stubborn man

2022-05-27 06:00:25 UTC

Kevin was in the middle of nowhere and didn't know what to do. Last weekend, there was an accident in the snow. It all started when he entered the ice climbing competition. Even though his mother suggested that he not enter the ice climbing race because he was too weak and hadn't trained enough, he ignored her and signed up.
It was a competition organized to welcome the new winter season.
When Kevin was climbing the mountain, there was an ice slide and he couldn't see the other competitors.
Snow fell into his eyes and he fell to the ground and broke his arm.
It was a fatal accident because he couldn't move and his fingers froze from the cold.
It got dark and it was already night and he was still on the ice floor, happily he found a flashlight in his backpack it was the only thing he had and he remembers that he turned it on.
Kevin woke up in the hospital because he had passed out and the organizer of the competition found him thanks to seeing a light in the dark of the night.
He never entered a competition again and since that accident, he obeys his mother.
Fiorela Rojas.

Will to live

2022-05-27 06:09:23 UTC

Kevin was in the middle of nowhere and he didn’t know what to do. He had gotten up very early as he was nervous about the race he was going to compete that day. He had promised to his family that he would not risk if things went wrong; however, that was what exactly happened in the highlands.

When the race started, he began to feel a bit dizzy and hit with a tree, falling into an abyss. As the competitors had only a camera on their helmet, nobody could get the place where he stayed lost. But Kevin was really brave and, after getting out of the abyss, he resisted himself by eating any kind of animal he could kill and facing wild animals, too.

After 7 days, he was found and taken to a secure place to recover from that experience.

Hanz Ticse

ILLEGAL MOTORCYCLE RACING

2022-05-27 07:10:17 UTC

Kevin was in the middle of nowhere and he didn't know what to do.
When Kevin woke up he realized that he had a broken arm and was bleeding a lot his arm, head and his face. At the moment he didn't remember what had happened to him, after a few minutes he start remember, the accident had happened in an illegal motorcycle competition with his friends on a very bumpy track, while he was remembering Kevin decided to tear off a piece of his shirt, to try to tie up his arm and stop the bleeding. In the race he was in first place and when suddenly he didn't realize that there was a large stone in the middle of the track that caused him to lose the control of the motorcycle and fell into the precipice. His friends didn't realize the fact until the end of the race that took approximately 4 hours, so they started looking for him immediately.

After two and a half hours and an arduous search, they found Kevin. Fortunately, the head injury was not serious, Kevin was taken to the hospital and after two weeks he was released.
Yolanda Valdiviezo Tafur

2022-05-27 11:36:36 UTC

Kevin was in the middle of nowhere and he didn´t know what to do. Can you imagine getting lost in Sahara's desert? Kevin Prosperi was an Italian athlete who decided to sign up for the marathon des Sables- a race knowing as the toughest in the world.

He was going well, but he decided to advance on his own, getting caught in a sandstorm that lasted about 8 hours. After spend 4 hours running, Kevin saw a helicopter and immediately rushed to signal for help, but the pilot didn’t see him. He continued walking until he found some ruins, which had bats inside, of whom Kevin ate at least 20. He spent several days inside, until he sank into despair thinking about his family situation and tried to cut his wrists to die, but he couldn’t.

Finally, he endured the desert, and was rescued by a local family.

WRITTEN BY YENIFER CUADROS AQUIJE .

When everything went wrong

202101454 — 2022-05-27 11:54:59 UTC

Kevin was in the middle of nowhere and didn't know what to do. The excursion that promised to be one of the most fun he would have in his life, was turning into his worst nightmare. How did he even get to that point?

It all started with Kevin and his partner who just wanted to enjoy their year-end holidays, so they traveled and decided to go on an excursion with a group of people and guides to further explore the area. What they didn't know was that this area had been closed to the public and the guides were nothing more than simple novices.

At one point on the hike, Kevin wanders off a bit to take a few photos, causing the group to leave him behind. That would be the beginning of his nightmare, since he spent 2 days and 3 nights without eating, drinking water and with an injured foot because he got lost in the woods without camping or survival experience. Fortunately, he managed to survive and was found after exhausting days of searching.

The trip he had with his wife was not pleasant at all, but definitely the memory of that excursion will be something that he will remember all his life.

Skipping classes for three months...

202101408 — 2022-05-27 13:22:04 UTC

Kevin was in the middle of nowhere and didn't know what to do. At least he knew where he was because he skipped classes for this competition and now he is skipping the competition. The little boy did not have the courage to sign the terms and conditions where says that he was responsible for his blows, fractures and possibly death...
Even so, don't judge Kevin, he is just a fifteen guy, whose opponents double his age.
On the way for the competition he heard that the only way back was by motorcycle or on foot.
It was 7 pm when our little puberty swallowed his fear of the dark and began his journey to leave the desert of Ica. Kevin didn't have any light other than the moon, after four hours of following the marks, he heard a sound of a motorcycle but before he could even pronounce a word he was unconsciously under the motorcycle. Fortunately, the driver felt sorry for the child and called the ambulance. Kevin has woken up from his shock after three months in ICU and says that the only thing he remembers is his mother's heartbroken crying and not feeling his body.

Story written by Gabriela Curo

An Unlucky race

202101326 — 2022-05-27 20:20:13 UTC

Kevin was in the middle of nowhere and he didn´t know what to do. He was participating in a motorcycle race in the middle of the desert when suddenly, he was surprised by a sandstorm that left him blind. Trying to take shelter, he notice that he didn’t know where he was, when the storm finished, he realized that there was no one around him. Unable to find help, he decided to continue on his way, keeping in mind what he had heard from his father many years ago "When you get lost in the desert, look at the position of the sun and you will come out of it". Remembering this, he was able to find the right path and finished the race.