1 Mile to You Page #2

Ribbit!

Ribbit! Ribbit!

All right, here we go, guys.

Get those hands up!

Reaching high. Whoo!

Feel what it's like to be alive.

Reaching high.

You are not even breathing.

Freeze, freeze, freeze.

- I'm Henny.

- Kevin.

Yeah, I know. I know, Coach K told

us about the new runners coming in.

What's the matter with that guy?

Oh, allegedly, he abandoned

his family in Africa.

You know, the secret police

chased him out.

Honestly, I just think

he's from Kansas.

Down to the ground. Let out

a primal scream.

All right, here we go.

Weird.

All right, on your feet

there, homo sapiens. Gather around,

gather round, my varsity team.

How are you guys doing?

Good.

All right, listen, I am

going to wake you up here.

We're gonna do, uh,

seven three-plus-ones.

That's 300 meters, about five

seconds above race pace.

And then,

100 meters cool-downs.

Cool? Ready?

On the line, let's go!

Set.

Let's go!

Remember what fun is?

Hey, Schuler, come here.

Tough guy.

Hold on, tough guy.

Stick out your tongue.

Out, out, so I can see it.

Good.

What are you...

So you run a couple of miles,

now your heartbeat's about 50,

so, you've got the heart of a runner,

but you're last in everything,

so you're not even trying, huh?

Well, maybe I suck.

Nope. Nope. You're, you're a gazelle, man.

You're a cheetah.

You know, some of my

students, they come out here

because it's gonna look good

on their resume, which is fine.

Then I've got some students who should

really take up golf or... bowling.

Something they can drink beer

while they're doing it

'cause they are not going

to amount to much as a runner.

And then, every now and then...

Nice pace.

I get a runner who wants

to dedicate themselves

to the purest

and most natural sport there is.

No bats, no balls, no pads.

All you need for running

is your heart... and your soul.

The Greeks ran in the nude.

Did you know that?

- This is getting weird.

- Children play tag.

Horses race. Dogs run for fun.

Everybody runs, man.

They like it.

But not you, huh?

Maybe I hate running.

No.

Uh-uh.

All right, warm down

at your own pace, okay?

And stay away from

the rest of my runners.

And the first race is on Friday, so

you got that to look forward to.

Good. Smiles are good.

Ready? Set. Hut!

You know distance

runners are crazy, right?

All right, let's go.

Hey.

What's in your head?

Uh, commotion.

That's cool. You got voices in your head.

That's perfectly fine.

Let me hear.

No, I can't understand

them either.

As long as

they're saying, "Win."

'Cause that's what

you're gonna do.

Five-two-three!

Five-two-three!

- Relax. -One-two-three!

- Fight!

- Here comes the...

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