V-지만
Use -지만 after a verb or adjective stem to mean "but" or "however." It shows contrast between two ideas. In this story, it helps show that something difficult happened, but practice continued. Example: "비가 왔지만 우리는 운동했어요." = "It rained, but we exercised."
비가 왔지만 우리는 운동했어요.
It rained, but we exercised.
