This is actually a very common tactic in foot and bicycle races in Real Life. All she did was pace herself while everyone else ran the entire way, then made her move once everyone else was worn out. And in a way that rather makes sense as well. She earns a respectable 5th place because of it. Awesomeness by Analysis: Twilight enters a race having never run one before, but having read all about it.As You Know: Pinkie Pie providing exposition about the Running of the Leaves.Assumed Win: Neither Applejack nor Rainbow Dash.Anachronic Order: Wasn't it winter two episodes ago?.An Aesop: It's important to be a good sport friendship is more important than the competition.Applejack also fails to hide her snigger when Rainbow Dash keeps calling Twilight an "Egghead".Actually Pretty Funny: Midway through their fierce glare off, Applejack and Rainbow Dash burst into giggling after the latter blows a raspberry.
Celestia points out that there's still a lot of trees with leaves still on them, and Applejack and Rainbow Dash decide to finish the job with a friendlier run through the woods. Princess Celestia suddenly arrives on the scene, having come to see the race, and our characters learn their Aesop about not letting competition get the better of them. (By comparison, Twilight came in a respectable fifth place by pacing herself, and then sprinting near the end). Yes, fixating on their own rivalry instead of the race didn't work out as well as they thought. To their surprise, Twilight joins the race as well, claiming that she's read enough about racing to know what to do. The day of the race arrives, and Applejack ties up Rainbow Dash's wings just to be extra-sure she won't cheat. She also demands that Rainbow not use her wings during the race. Applejack accuses Rainbow Dash of cheating, and then comes up with a new challenge to settle their differences: the two ponies will join the Running of the Leaves, an annual race where dozens of ponies run through the Ponyville woods, the resulting vibrations causing the autumn leaves to fall off the trees. As the day goes by (and more ponies come by to spectate), Rainbow starts using her wings to win certain events, leading to her winning the competition. The competition starts out small, and fairly even at first for every athletic event Applejack wins, Rainbow Dash beats her in another. Rainbow Dash proposes an Iron Pony competition to settle it once and for all. During a (very innocent) game of horseshoes, Applejack and Rainbow Dash start getting very competitive, debating who's the better athlete out of the two of them.
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