This face-planting high school sprinter is all of us

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Andrea Romano
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If anyone asks you how your Monday is going, just send them this.

High school sprinter, Makenna Kroge from Green Bay, Wisconsin,  was all set and raring to go for a race, but her feet needed a little extra time to catch up with the starting shot.


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Kroge bravely got to her feet as quick as she could, even though she ended up finishing last.

She's okay, everyone. She's better than okay -- she's our hero.



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Andrea Romano

Andrea Romano -- comedy writer, craft enthusiast, lady -- was a Watercooler Reporter. She worked as an intern at Mashable beginning in January 2014. Andrea recently completed her Masters degree in Media Studies and Film from The New School and writes sketch comedy at Upright Citizens Brigade and The People's Improv Theatre. She once watched three Paul Rudd movies in a row on a bicoastal flight and didn't realize it until she landed. She does things like that a lot. Twitter: @theandrearomano

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