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runner,” he said, “but that was an

incredible time. You just ran an

equivalent of a four-twenty mile,

and you kept it up for over a mile

and a half.”

“Is that good?” I asked.

“Well, it’s no college record,

but it’s still good. If you have

time, consider coming out for

track. You might not be our best

miler or anything, but you could do

an incredible leg of a relay.”

Once the others finished,

Coach came over to me. “Johnson,

when you ran that speed at the

beginning of fall practice, I thought

I must have recorded it wrong. But

I was careful to make sure this

time. That’s the best time by far

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