Respuesta :
The Central idea here is that though john had trouble initially, he may have won the race through perseverance.
Answer:
i believe the central idea of the paragraph is how thinking outside of the box can be helpful towards success
Explanation:
because if john would've done the obvious thing and just "cut" in front of everyone else ahead of him he would've been disqualifed
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