by Bill Plaschke
from the Los Angeles Times Sports Section on February 22, 2009
At the end of another tough week for teamwork, with major leaguers lying and NBA stars feuding, they ran alone.
In Simi Valley, across a grassy field in the lengthening shadow of nearby hills, they ran together.
Two girls, side by side, stride for stride, connected by the stretched cotton of a gray belt and the giant arms of innocence.
One girl is blind.
The other girl is teaching the rest of us to see.
One girl, Alyssa Rossi, born without vision, is the newest senior runner on the Royal High track team.
The other girl, Nicole Todd, is the sophomore teammate making this possible.
Rossi runs a mile, Todd runs with her, gently guiding her with the gray belt that is connected to a thicker black belt around Rossi's waist.
When Rossi slows, Todd forsakes her own training schedule and slows.
When Rossi speeds up, Todd runs even faster to watch for bumps and curves.
When Rossi grows breathless and has to stop, Todd stops too, even if the sophomore could use more work.
"At first I wondered if this was the best thing for me," Todd said. "Then I realized, this is not about me."
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