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Sam only glanced up at his coach then lowered his eyes again. He knew he didn’t really have much say in the matter. He would have to do what Coach Hamilton wanted, like it or not. “Well, then,” Paul continued, “I for one plan to be here at seven-thirty to run with Sam and I’m going to be working out on weights during lunch hour. Who’s with me?” There was a bit of grumbling but as one boy after another raised their hands, everyone else felt the pressure to do it too. Soon every hand except one was in the air. “But I’m not even sure I can get out of bed by seven-thirty,” Jake complained. “It will just make us all that much better,” Paul said. “Are you going to make it or do you want us to stop by and pick you up?” “I’ll be there,” Jake grumbled as he raised his hand. “Good,” Coach Hamilton said with a big grin on his face. “We’ll see you all here at seven-thirty in the morning. We’ll do two miles this month, three miles in December, and four starting in January.” There were some audible groans at that. As Sam sat down by his teammates and looked up at Coach Hamilton and his big grin, he wondered if the coach 57