중3 동아 윤정미 5과 본문 Hidden People in Sports 읽기 연습

Lesson 5 The Team Behind the Team

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• Pacers usually have flags or balloons showing their finish time.

• They are as important as the players.

 

Hidden People in Sports

 

In sports, only the players get a trophy or medal, but they don’t win on their own. 

 

There are people who help the players. 

 

These people are often hidden and don’t get attention. 

 

However, they are as important as the players. 

 

Here are some examples.

 

 

 

 

Pacers in a Marathon 

 

Pacers run with other runners and lead them in a marathon.

 

 Pacers are experienced runners, and their job is to help other runners manage their race better. 

 

There can be several pacers in a race.

 

 Each pacer runs at different speeds and finishes the race in different times. 

 

Pacers usually have flags or balloons showing their finish time. 

 

Runners can choose a pacer depending on their target finish time. 

 

For example, if a runner wants to finish the race in four hours, the runner will follow the four-hour pacer.

 

 Since the pacer keeps track of the time, the runner can achieve his or her goal of finishing the marathon in a particular time more easily. 

 

In short, pacers run but they don’t run to win. 

 

They run for others.

 

 

Pit Crews in Car Racing 

 

You may only see the car and the driver during most car races, but there is a team behind the driver. 

 

This team is called a pit crew. 

 

A pit is a place on the side of the race track, and drivers stop there several times during a race. 

 

The main job of the pit crew is to check the car and change the tires. 

 

Changing the tires is especially important because the tires wear out easily in a high speed race. 

 

A pit stop can be as short as 2 seconds, and there are as many as 20 members on a crew. 

 

Therefore, the pit crew has to work in perfect harmony. 

 

The driver may get all the attention, but as people say, “Races are won in the pits.”

 

 

 

Sherpas in Mountain Climbing 

 

The word Sherpa comes from the Sherpa tribe, which lives in the eastern part of Nepal. 

 

Sherpas have good climbing skills and know their way around the mountains well. 

 

They also have little difficulty breathing high up in the mountains. 

 

Therefore, mountain climbers started to hire Sherpas to help them climb Mount Everest. S

 

herpas lead mountain climbers to the top of the mountain. 

 

They support climbers in many ways. 

 

For example, they put up tents and carry climbers’ bags. 

 

Sherpas are often called the invisible people of Mount Everest because people often see a picture of only the climbers at the top of the mountain.

 

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