Edit this sentence to make it sound more natural: The students competed to running the race.
The students competed to running the race.
The students competed in running the race.
Complete the following task based on the instruction and optional input provided.### Instruction:
Edit this sentence to make it sound more natural: The students competed to running the race.

### Input:
The students competed to running the race.

### Output:
The students competed in running the race.