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00:00:00You

00:00:30Are you our new coach?

00:00:44Are you a member of the Orange Hills Academy Girls Cross Country team?

00:00:47Yeah.

00:00:47Then yes, I'm your new coach.

00:00:53Good afternoon, ladies.

00:00:55My name is Courtney Smith-Donnelly.

00:00:57I'm going to be teaching biology and science this fall.

00:01:00I'll also be your new cross-country coach this season.

00:01:03It's nice to meet you.

00:01:05Two quick questions.

00:01:07First, who I'll hear was on the team last year?

00:01:09Please raise your hands.

00:01:13Everybody.

00:01:14Nobody here is new?

00:01:15No.

00:01:16Why no freshmen?

00:01:17The middle school team wasn't very good last year.

00:01:19None of the girls wanted to run.

00:01:20Plus, nobody recruited them.

00:01:22I see.

00:01:24You mind me asking, but have you ever coached cross-country before?

00:01:28No.

00:01:30No, this will be my first time.

00:01:34By the way, how far is your race?

00:01:375K.

00:01:395K.

00:01:41What's 5K?

00:01:42How far is that?

00:01:435,000 meters.

00:01:443.1 miles.

00:01:46And this is a high school team, right?

00:01:49Right.

00:01:52Good.

00:01:52That is helpful information.

00:01:55This second question may seem a bit premature, but do you girls want to be a strong contender

00:02:01to win the state meet this year?

00:02:02We finished 10th last year.

00:02:04Yeah.

00:02:05Eastern Valley killed us.

00:02:07Eastern Valley killed everybody.

00:02:09You finished 162 points behind Eastern Valley.

00:02:12They've got four of their top seven girls returning this year.

00:02:14Last year, you all had three freshmen, two sophomores, a junior, and a senior in your top

00:02:18seven, which means that six of you are back.

00:02:20Coach Hotley was your coach.

00:02:22He was here for five years.

00:02:23Before that, this program was run by Coach Pratt, who founded it in 1982 and ran it until

00:02:27he retired.

00:02:28Lauren Childs Academy is an all-girls Christian school and a member of the private schools

00:02:33association, but has never won the state meet.

00:02:36Does that sound about right?

00:02:38Yeah.

00:02:39Which takes me back to my question.

00:02:41Do you girls want to be a strong contender to win state meet this year?

00:02:44Well, yeah.

00:02:45Okay.

00:02:46I heard one yeah.

00:02:47Anybody else?

00:02:49Yes.

00:02:50Okay.

00:02:51That sounds convincing enough.

00:02:53For the state meet, then we shall train.

00:02:55Before I get your names and some more information, let's just take a little jog here, do a walk

00:03:00around the field, let me watch you run.

00:03:02Just go very easy.

00:03:04Okay?

00:03:04Okay, girls.

00:03:05Let's go.

00:03:06Let's go.

00:03:17Oh, my God.

00:03:47Kristen Simms.

00:03:49Kristen, did you win state last year?

00:03:51No, I finished.

00:03:52Six?

00:03:54Yeah, I don't understand how you didn't win state,

00:03:56because if what you just ran was easy,

00:03:57when you run hard, it must be pretty fast.

00:03:59Well, I ran track in the spring,

00:04:00and I've been training since the season ended,

00:04:02so I'm in good shape.

00:04:04All right.

00:04:05Next time I ask you to go easy, just go easy, okay?

00:04:09All right, girls, gather up.

00:04:10One by one, I want you to tell me your name and grade.

00:04:19Anna Glass, junior.

00:04:20Heidi Olson, junior.

00:04:22Kristen Simms, senior.

00:04:23Shelby Opal, sophomore.

00:04:25Caitlin Vann, sophomore.

00:04:26Rebecca Shackelford, sophomore.

00:04:28Rachel Maris, junior.

00:04:30Julianne Barnett, sophomore.

00:04:31Well, hey.

00:04:39How was cross-country practice?

00:04:41Easy.

00:04:42All we did was run 30 minutes.

00:04:44Well, what do you think of the new coach?

00:04:46I don't like her.

00:04:48Her?

00:04:49Yeah.

00:04:50Dad, she's right out of college,

00:04:52never coached before,

00:04:53and she doesn't know what she's doing.

00:04:55What?

00:04:55Yeah, I felt like I was walking today.

00:04:58Why didn't you pick up the pace

00:04:59and make it a good workout?

00:05:00I tried to, but she kept telling me to slow down.

00:05:03Well, if she doesn't know what she's doing,

00:05:05you just do what you know.

00:05:06Oh, I will.

00:05:07You can count on it.

00:05:09What about Anna and the other girls?

00:05:11They ran easy.

00:05:12I tried to get them to go faster,

00:05:13but they wouldn't.

00:05:16Why did Holloway have to take that other job?

00:05:19I miss him.

00:05:20And what's Prater doing?

00:05:22Hiring a rookie?

00:05:24Well, don't worry.

00:05:25I'll have a talk with your new coach.

00:05:27I'm telling you,

00:05:29Chase wants to ask you out.

00:05:31He does not.

00:05:31Yes, he does.

00:05:32Anna, how do you know?

00:05:34Word gets around.

00:05:35Well, I can't even if he does.

00:05:36Why not?

00:05:37Because my dad is not going to let me date

00:05:38at 15 years old.

00:05:40Mine won't.

00:05:41How come yours will?

00:05:42Because mine doesn't care.

00:05:43What about your dad?

00:05:44He doesn't care either.

00:05:45But my mom does.

00:05:46She cares about everything.

00:05:48Would she let you date?

00:05:49No.

00:05:50Why not?

00:05:50Because I'm only 15.

00:05:52See?

00:05:53Well, I wish my dad cared.

00:05:54How come he doesn't?

00:05:55I mean, you know where he lives.

00:05:57Need I say more?

00:05:58How long have they been divorced?

00:06:00Too long.

00:06:00Do you see him often?

00:06:02Not much.

00:06:02Two or three times a year?

00:06:04Does your mom care about what you do?

00:06:05Sort of, but she's busy working and dating around.

00:06:09He's going to ask you out.

00:06:13To run cross-country and be successful,

00:06:15you need two things.

00:06:16Endurance and strength.

00:06:17So when the state meet,

00:06:18we're going to need one other thing,

00:06:19and that's time.

00:06:20Time to train and build up to the competitive level

00:06:22that we're going to need to be at.

00:06:23It's very, very important

00:06:25that you make every practice,

00:06:26that you're eating right,

00:06:27you're getting good sleep at night.

00:06:29Starting things off,

00:06:30we're going to run slow and easy

00:06:31so we prevent any injuries.

00:06:33Any questions?

00:06:35Where do you want us to run today?

00:06:36I marked up a course like you ran last year.

00:06:38Just follow my flags.

00:06:39You're going to start here.

00:06:40Run down the road.

00:06:41Do the big loop.

00:06:42In the back, you'll see my one-mile mark.

00:06:44Keep coming around.

00:06:46Two-mile marks just up here.

00:06:48Just after the two-mile mark,

00:06:49I've got you set to run up this big hill.

00:06:51Go all the way to the top,

00:06:52come back down,

00:06:53repeat the whole thing again.

00:06:55Coach, I, uh, hate hills.

00:06:56Do we really have to do it two times?

00:06:59Yes, and just think in the near future

00:07:00you'll be doing this whole thing three times.

00:07:04Woo!

00:07:06State meets at Equestrian Park this year.

00:07:08Any of you girls ever run that course before?

00:07:11No.

00:07:12No?

00:07:14Make sure you do that hill two times.

00:07:17Remember, we're running slow and easy.

00:07:18Not hard.

00:07:22Oh, wait!

00:07:23Wait!

00:07:23There's one more thing.

00:07:25And this is really important.

00:07:27I'm only going to say this once.

00:07:29We've got one goal this year.

00:07:32That's when the state meet.

00:07:34Remember the goal.

00:07:35Goal.

00:07:48Good afternoon.

00:08:01Neil Sims.

00:08:02Courtney Smith-Donnelly.

00:08:03My daughter's Kristen.

00:08:05So, uh, you're the new coach.

00:08:07Yes, sir.

00:08:08Yeah, I heard that you've never coached cross-country before.

00:08:12You must feel like a kid with a new toy then, huh?

00:08:16You know, we've got a great program here.

00:08:19It has been for years.

00:08:21Now, we don't have a lot of girls on the team,

00:08:22but this group,

00:08:23they won the regional meet last year,

00:08:25and I think they could be top five in the state this year

00:08:28if they get some good training.

00:08:29Well, I plan to do the best I can.

00:08:32Yeah, speaking of plan,

00:08:33do you have one?

00:08:35Do you know what needs to be done?

00:08:37I have an idea.

00:08:38Well, Kristen could be a big help.

00:08:40She's got a shot at the state individual title this year,

00:08:43and, uh, she'll have to train real hard.

00:08:46Now, I worked with her in the off-season,

00:08:47and, well, of course, Holloway.

00:08:49He was a great coach.

00:08:50He worked them real hard.

00:08:52Yeah, I, uh, I don't believe

00:08:54running girls on the ground is proper training.

00:08:57Gonna take care of these girls,

00:08:58and we'll still be competitive.

00:09:00Nice to meet you.

00:09:04The policy of this school

00:09:06is to first offer all coaching jobs

00:09:08to teachers on staff.

00:09:09But she doesn't know what she's doing.

00:09:10Well, her background looked pretty impressive to me.

00:09:14Her background looked good.

00:09:15What, did she run a year in middle school?

00:09:17Oh, come on, Neil.

00:09:19You know what the problem is

00:09:20with this athletic department?

00:09:21You just don't care about the girls enough.

00:09:23My daughter could get a scholarship,

00:09:25but you treat cross-country

00:09:26like some second-rate sport.

00:09:28I am just following the policy of the school.

00:09:31Ken, it is still summer.

00:09:32You can find another coach,

00:09:34one who knows how to train and do it right.

00:09:36Coach Donnelly just started.

00:09:37Why don't you give her a chance?

00:09:39Just from what they've done so far,

00:09:40that is enough for me to see.

00:09:42My daughter has to do her own workouts on the side.

00:09:45We need to get Holloway back here,

00:09:47or somebody like him.

00:09:48Neil, look.

00:09:49We're a school.

00:09:50We are not a cross-country institution.

00:09:52We hired this woman to fill a position in science

00:09:54that we knew was coming open in the fall.

00:09:57When I sent out a letter

00:09:57seeking a new cross-country coach,

00:09:59she responded.

00:10:00Her credentials looked good,

00:10:01so we hired her.

00:10:02She is the coach.

00:10:04Now you have a problem with that,

00:10:06take it up with the principal.

00:10:08Rebecca,

00:10:12didn't I ask you to do the dishes after dinner?

00:10:15Oh, yeah, sorry.

00:10:16I forgot.

00:10:17You forgot?

00:10:18Yes, I'm sorry.

00:10:20How did you forget?

00:10:21You have nothing to do all day except run.

00:10:23I'm sorry.

00:10:24I really forgot.

00:10:25Well, what if I forgot to make meals at night?

00:10:27What about that, huh?

00:10:28I mean, I asked you to do one thing

00:10:30and you can't even do it.

00:10:31Now get out there and do it!

00:10:33I'm sorry.

00:10:34I'm sorry.

00:10:48I'm sorry.

00:10:49Hi.

00:10:54Anna!

00:10:56Coming!

00:11:01Oh, perfect.

00:11:02You're both here.

00:11:02What's up?

00:11:03I'm about to work out. You guys should come with.

00:11:05Now? But we have practice later today.

00:11:08Yeah, but it won't be hard. We need to get a good workout in.

00:11:11I don't want to do two workouts today.

00:11:14Heidi, we could do really well at State this year.

00:11:17Like, top five, maybe higher, but we have to train, not jog.

00:11:22She said she wanted to make sure we didn't get injured early.

00:11:25Okay, but did you get injured doing any of Holloway's workouts last year?

00:11:28No, but I had sore muscles a lot.

00:11:31Yeah, some of his workouts were really hard.

00:11:33Yeah, but the hard workouts are the only way that we're gonna get any better.

00:11:38Now, come on. Let's go.

00:11:41I think we should just do what the coach wants us to do.

00:11:44Okay, look. We're not getting to State meet with her.

00:11:47It's the first time she's ever coached, and she doesn't know anything.

00:11:52So let's go.

00:11:55All right, good job. Good job. Good job, everybody. Same time tomorrow.

00:12:05Heidi, you okay?

00:12:08Yeah, I'm fine.

00:12:09You look a little stiff to me.

00:12:11I'm okay. Maybe a little tight. I just need to stretch more.

00:12:14You're going easy out there, right? This is the exact thing I'm trying to avoid.

00:12:19Yeah, coach. I'm going easy.

00:12:21Okay. Well, keep me posted. Let me know if it bothers you tomorrow.

00:12:24I will.

00:12:26You shouldn't have run with Kristin. It's no luck.

00:12:33Well, I said tonight. It should be okay.

00:12:35What we did with you today was too hard.

00:12:37No, it wasn't. You just aren't in shape yet.

00:12:52Shelby! What's up?

00:12:54Nothing much.

00:12:55Where are you going?

00:12:56My house.

00:12:57Don't you have running practice?

00:12:58Yeah, but that's later today.

00:13:00Okay, then why don't you come on up and hang with us?

00:13:03No, I can't.

00:13:04What do you mean you can't?

00:13:06I can't.

00:13:07You can't what? Hang with us?

00:13:09You know what I mean.

00:13:11No, I don't know what you mean.

00:13:14What she means is that she can't, and she has a very good reason why she can't,

00:13:17and you should know what she means by saying she can't. Understand?

00:13:20No.

00:13:21Too bad. See ya.

00:13:24Hey, Shelby.

00:13:27I can't.

00:13:29How's your leg today?

00:13:30It's okay. It feels better.

00:13:32Still sore?

00:13:33A little, but it does feel better.

00:13:35Okay.

00:13:36We've got another long run today, so just take it easy out there.

00:13:39I will.

00:13:40How about you, Anna?

00:13:41I'm fine.

00:13:42I'm fine.

00:13:43You know, I just thought of something.

00:13:45Whenever I was in high school, I played basketball, and I get sore muscles.

00:13:46I'm fine.

00:13:47I'm fine.

00:13:48You know, I just thought of something.

00:13:49When I was in high school, and I get sore muscles a lot.

00:13:50And then I figured it out.

00:13:51It was always on days after I did it.

00:13:52I'm fine.

00:13:53I'm fine.

00:13:54It was always on days after I'd done a double workout, so I know just how you feel.

00:13:55How's your leg today?

00:13:56How's your leg today?

00:13:57It's okay.

00:13:58It feels better.

00:13:59Still sore?

00:14:00A little, but it does feel better.

00:14:01Okay.

00:14:02We've got another long run today, so just take it easy out there.

00:14:03I will.

00:14:04How about you, Anna?

00:14:05I'm fine.

00:14:09You know, I just thought of something.

00:14:12Whenever I was in high school, I played basketball, and I get sore muscles a lot.

00:14:16And then I figured it out.

00:14:17It was always on days after I'd done a double workout, so I know just how you feel.

00:14:25Here you go.

00:14:28Yes, Renée?

00:14:35It's the summer you can do that.

00:14:36No, she does!

00:14:38She's like, she did.

00:14:40No!

00:14:45Okay, girls.

00:14:46For more than a month, we've been building a foundation.

00:14:48Today, we start a key workout we're gonna be doing a lot this year called Cruise Intervals.

00:14:53interval is one mile and you run it at tempo pace. Tempo pace is approximately

00:14:5930 seconds slower per mile than your current 5k race pace. You're gonna run one

00:15:04mile, rest one minute. Run your second mile, rest one minute. You're gonna run

00:15:08your third and final mile. You're gonna start right here at this flag. Run the

00:15:12mile course that we've got marked off, finish right there at that flag. First

00:15:17flag out there, it's 100 meters. To me this is the most important part of the

00:15:21race. I want you to hit it in the time I tell you, maintain that pace for the

00:15:25rest of the way. We're gonna use our watches, make sure we're on pace. There's

00:15:29no sprinting in at the end of this. This is a tempo run, even pacing all the way.

00:15:34Hey coach, what do you mean by even pacing? Do you know what pace you're in your mile

00:15:39splits in last year? No ma'am. I do. My second mile is usually 25 to 30 seconds

00:15:44slower than my first. Which tells me you went out too fast. I finished sixth in

00:15:48state. But if you would have run even pacing you probably could have finished

00:15:51even higher. Do you know when a car gets its best gas mileage? When it's on the

00:15:56interstate cruising at 65 miles per hour, not when it's speeding up and slowing

00:15:59down. And the same thing is true with running. In cross-country a lot of these

00:16:03kids go out very fast, they settle into a pace, and they all slow down. That's not how

00:16:08we want to run. We want to go out at the correct pace, maintain that pace for the

00:16:12entire way, even pacing. Okay, check my chart for your hundred meter split your mile split.

00:16:1724 seconds on a 624 mile. That's right. I can walk faster than that. Anna, you see your splits?

00:16:24Yes ma'am, 25 and 640. Once you've got your pacing, let's get on the line. Well, this will be easy.

00:16:34Tempo runs build endurance. They're very important, probably the most important

00:16:41workout that we'll do. But for them to be effective, you have got to do them right.

00:16:45Do not, I repeat, do not run faster than the pacing I've given you that defeats the

00:16:51purpose of a tempo run. Let's run to test hundred meters to check our pacing. Mark, set, go!

00:16:59Stop! Stop! All of you are too fast! Anna, too fast! Heidi, too fast! Rebecca, Kristen,

00:17:14way too fast! All right, all of you back on the line. Okay, I'm gonna let you go the full

00:17:23hundred meters this time. When you get there, you're two seconds too fast, stop, come back,

00:17:29start again. If you're within a second on either side, adjust slightly, keep going. Mark, set, go!

00:17:37Six-eleven! That's 13 seconds faster than I want you to run. This is

00:18:07too easy. This is a tempo run, not a mile race. You've got to get the pacing right. I literally

00:18:14cannot run that slow. Rest one minute and go again. This time, hit 624.

00:18:18642. Way to go, Anna. Rest one minute, then go again. Come on, Heidi.

00:18:33Heidi. 651. Good job, Heidi. I'm three seconds slow. No, come on. This is your first try. You're close.

00:18:45Good job, Rebecca. Good job, Caitlin. You're 658. Way to go, Shelby. 704. Right on pace.

00:18:53Kristen, 615. Still fast. Too fast. No, it's not. It's too slow. I'm not even tired. You're supposed to

00:19:17be running a 624. You've got one more. Do it right this time.

00:19:24You can't kick Kristen Sims off the team. She is the best runner in the history of this school,

00:19:50and it's her senior year. She's defiant. Let's make arrangements for her to do her own workouts

00:19:55then, and we'll keep everybody happy. No, I'm sorry, Mr. Prater. It does not work that way.

00:20:00This has gotten out of hand. Agreed. It should have been taken care of a long time ago, but

00:20:04I'm not her parent. I'm just her former coach. I want you to put her back on the team. Sorry,

00:20:11I can't do it. She's off. Kristen can run track and get her scholarship there, and it's not going to be

00:20:16a problem because I'm not coaching track. You probably won't be coaching cross-country here

00:20:20next year either. Mr. Prater, you cannot let parents dictate how you do your job or how I do mine.

00:20:27Kristen doesn't want to do the workouts, so she's off the team. Look, if you're going to fire me,

00:20:32do it after this season, but not now. I've already invested five weeks of my time this summer,

00:20:37and so have these girls. If you think that Neil Sims is going to let this go,

00:20:41you're in for a big surprise. And if Neil Sims were the coach of this team and Anna Glass were

00:20:47talking back, not doing the workouts, what do you think he'd do about that? Make sure you ask him

00:20:53next time he calls. Kristen Sims is off the team.

00:20:56Where are the other girls? They quit.

00:21:16What? They quit.

00:21:26All of them? Yeah. Why?

00:21:33Kristen got them all to quit. She tried to get us to quit, too.

00:21:37Yeah, but we don't want to. We want to run.

00:21:41So it's just the five of you? Yeah.

00:21:44And everybody else quit? Yes, ma'am.

00:21:47Let's do this.

00:21:56I don't want to.

00:22:00Yeah.

00:22:00We only need five girls to score in a meet, so let's make two new rules right now.

00:22:28Make a fist like this. Good. Put all your fists together side by side. We're a team. Okay? Nobody on this team quits. Rule number one, agreed?

00:22:43Yes, ma'am. Okay. Second rule. Nobody, I mean nobody, ever gets sick.

00:22:52Alright, let's make one other rule. Why was Kristen dismissed from this team and why did all those other girls quit?

00:23:00Maybe because for them it was all about self. Let's change that right now.

00:23:07First Corinthians, chapter 10, verse 31. Whether you eat or drink, whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

00:23:171031. What?

00:23:20First Corinthians, chapter 10, verse 31. Whether you eat or drink, or run, whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

00:23:30Okay, that's gonna take the focus off self. It's gonna put on the one it's supposed to be on, and that's the Lord.

00:23:36What do you guys say? 1031?

00:23:38You guys still running? Yeah. How's practice? It's okay. We're sorry you're not there.

00:24:06We have our first meet tomorrow. Are you coming?

00:24:10Yeah, right. I'll see you guys on track.

00:24:18Shelby!

00:24:30Go out with me this weekend. What?

00:24:32Go out with me this weekend. I can't.

00:24:34Can't or won't? Can't.

00:24:36Why?

00:24:37I have a meet.

00:24:38Those are in the morning. Talking about at night.

00:24:40I can't.

00:24:42Why?

00:24:43You don't get it, do you?

00:24:44Get what?

00:24:48My dad won't let me date yet.

00:24:50He doesn't have to know.

00:24:52Just walk down to my house tomorrow night around six o'clock.

00:24:56I'll be waiting for you.

00:24:58I don't know.

00:25:00Six o'clock.

00:25:02I can't.

00:25:04Don't be late.

00:25:06Hey, did you hear about Savannah?

00:25:08What about her?

00:25:09Jessie told me she started smoking wheat this summer.

00:25:10What?

00:25:11That's what Jessie said.

00:25:12Is she sure?

00:25:13Well, her and Savannah were hanging out over the summer and they met a couple of guys.

00:25:17Savannah started dating one of them and he got her into it.

00:25:19Is she still dating him?

00:25:20No, but she's still smoking.

00:25:21And Jessie's sure?

00:25:22Yeah.

00:25:23Man, we used to be so close to Savannah.

00:25:25Yeah, but she's changed. Somebody just needs to talk to her.

00:25:28She sits behind me in history.

00:25:30She sits behind me in history.

00:26:00Hey, coach.

00:26:01What are we doing today?

00:26:02We're going easy, right?

00:26:03I'm nervous.

00:26:04What about?

00:26:05Coach.

00:26:06How's everybody doing?

00:26:07Good, but what are we doing today?

00:26:08About five miles.

00:26:09On the day before the meet?

00:26:10We're going for a ride for about five miles. Everybody hop in.

00:26:30What's this?

00:26:35This is today's practice.

00:26:37We're going to play golf.

00:26:38Is that what you're doing here?

00:26:40No, really, are we going to play golf?

00:26:42Really, we are going to play golf.

00:26:53Hey, coach, I have a meeting to ask you.

00:26:55Did you ever run cross country in high school?

00:26:57Yeah, I did.

00:26:58Were you any good?

00:26:59It was okay.

00:27:00So, not that good, huh?

00:27:02Not that good is not that good, but okay is okay, right?

00:27:05Right.

00:27:06I think the more appropriate question at the moment is,

00:27:08how good am I at mini golf?

00:27:20Someone said you'll never make it.

00:27:25Someone else said you might as well give up.

00:27:26Someone else said you might as well give up.

00:27:30And the words you've heard so often try to define you until you've had enough.

00:27:38The truth is such a different story.

00:27:39It starts with love and it never ends.

00:27:50You're a beautiful warrior girl.

00:27:51You're a beautiful warrior girl.

00:27:53Says the maker of all the world.

00:27:55And he came to set you free.

00:27:57Forever and permanently.

00:27:59Ain't nothing they can say that matters anyway.

00:28:04Cause the king of all the world says you're a beautiful warrior girl.

00:28:09You should have seen the girls golfing today.

00:28:24They had the best time.

00:28:25I'm glad for them.

00:28:26Me too.

00:28:27It was good team bonding.

00:28:28Plus I think it'll help alleviate some nerves.

00:28:32Theirs?

00:28:33Or yours?

00:28:35Okay.

00:28:36You see our mark to 100 meters.

00:28:41Let's check our watches just to make sure we're on pace.

00:28:44We're gonna run a couple practice starts before the race.

00:28:46Just to make sure we've got our pacing down.

00:28:48Alright, pacing for today.

00:28:50Anna, 25 seconds in a 640 mile.

00:28:53Heidi, 25 and a half seconds in a 648.

00:28:56Wait, coach.

00:28:57You want me to run a 641st mile in the race today?

00:28:59Yes.

00:29:00That's too slow.

00:29:01I need to run faster.

00:29:02I want you to run a 640 all three miles today.

00:29:05Remember, even pacing.

00:29:06Coach, that's my tempo pace.

00:29:08I'm gonna all get killed.

00:29:09No, you won't.

00:29:10You'll finish fine.

00:29:11I could be in the top 10 today.

00:29:13I want you to run the pacing I'm telling you to.

00:29:15Why?

00:29:16Why?

00:29:17Remember the goal.

00:29:18But coach.

00:29:22Anna.

00:29:25Many times in God's word, he asks us to trust him.

00:29:28Even though we don't understand or we don't know what's going on.

00:29:32And just like that, I'm asking you to trust me.

00:29:35And remember the goal.

00:29:38Yes, ma'am.

00:29:40Okay.

00:29:41Rebecca, Caitlin, 26 and a 656.

00:29:47Shelby, 26 and a half and a 704.

00:30:00Rebecca, you have got to get out of there a lot faster than what you did.

00:30:03I kept telling you to pick it up.

00:30:05What was wrong with you today?

00:30:06Nothing.

00:30:07Well, you know you can't get caught back in the pack like that.

00:30:10I mean, look where you came in.

00:30:11Come on.

00:30:12I just ran how the coach wanted me to run.

00:30:14Well, if you're gonna run like that, there is no point even being on this team.

00:30:18I just did what she said.

00:30:19Give me a break.

00:30:20You were awful.

00:30:22Rebecca, you ran a nice race today.

00:30:32I ran horrible.

00:30:34No.

00:30:35You ran just like I wanted you to and you were right on pace.

00:30:37Good job.

00:30:39Hey.

00:30:41Good job.

00:30:45Hey, coach.

00:30:46May I have a word with you?

00:30:47No.

00:30:49Why did you have Anna run so slow today?

00:30:51She finished 37th.

00:30:52She could have been top five.

00:30:54She ran a very smart race.

00:30:57She did a great job.

00:30:58She was right on pace and I'm proud of her 37th.

00:31:02Yeah, but coach, this is not what we signed up for.

00:31:05What did you sign up for, Mr. Gloss?

00:31:07Well, not coming in 37th when she can be top five.

00:31:10Winning state, it takes training and patience.

00:31:14Today wasn't about winning.

00:31:16Then what was it about?

00:31:18I mean, why are we running if we're not running to win?

00:31:20We're running to do our best.

00:31:22And if that means winning, great.

00:31:24But if that means coming in 37th, that's fine too.

00:31:27Anna did a great job based on the training that she's been doing

00:31:30and on the pace that I've given her.

00:31:33It looked like she was jogging out there.

00:31:35Cross country is a lot like a puzzle, Mr. Gloss.

00:31:39We've got to put it together one piece at a time.

00:31:42Yeah, well, 37th is not the desired result.

00:31:45No, it's not.

00:31:47But a 640 mile pace was.

00:31:49And your daughter did that beautifully.

00:31:52You should tell her that sometime before this day ends.

00:31:55Excuse me.

00:31:57I don't know about this woman.

00:32:04Neil Simms has already talked to the principal and the board.

00:32:09Hey.

00:32:16I heard from every parent this morning before I finished my first cup of coffee.

00:32:32They say you deliberately had the girls run really slow in the race.

00:32:35Now, why would you do that?

00:32:36Because that's the only way they'll get faster.

00:32:38What?

00:32:39Because that's the only way that they're going to get faster.

00:32:42That doesn't make sense.

00:32:44Cross country is a lot like Christianity, Mr. Prater.

00:32:47It doesn't make a lot of sense.

00:32:49For example, the way up is down.

00:32:52What's that supposed to mean?

00:32:54Well, do you remember in the Bible when it says,

00:32:56Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord that he may exalt you in due time?

00:33:00Humble yourself that he may exalt you.

00:33:03The way up is down.

00:33:05It's the same thing with cross country.

00:33:07In order to get faster, you have to train slower.

00:33:10Coach, I need an explanation.

00:33:12These parents, they deserve one.

00:33:14No disrespect, sir, but these parents have no idea what it takes to win.

00:33:18They think the only way you get faster is to run yourself in the ground, kill yourself.

00:33:22Now, I just told you, to get faster, you have to train slower.

00:33:26This may not make sense to you, may not make sense to these parents, may not even make sense to these runners.

00:33:31But by the time statement rolls around, it will.

00:33:33Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a class to teach.

00:33:36Hey, Savannah, you know we only have five girls on our cross country team.

00:33:51You should come out for it.

00:33:52The coach would totally let you join.

00:33:54What?

00:33:55Come out for cross country.

00:33:57You'd like it.

00:33:58You're joking.

00:33:59No, it's a great sport and there are a lot of positives to it.

00:34:04What's positive about running all the time and getting tired and sweaty?

00:34:07Well, I mean, it's healthy, for one.

00:34:10It's good exercise, keep you out of trouble, get to be part of a team.

00:34:15No thanks.

00:34:16Where are the other girls?

00:34:25Oh, they're coming.

00:34:26Coach, can I talk with you a minute?

00:34:29Yeah, of course.

00:34:31Um, actually, I got something for you and the girls.

00:34:35Oh, cool.

00:34:39You're welcome.

00:34:40What's up?

00:34:41Well, I have a friend I want to try and help.

00:34:45We used to be the best of friends and then she started hanging out with a different crowd and she's into things she shouldn't be.

00:34:54I feel if I say something, she's just going to push me farther away.

00:34:58If it's on your heart to talk to her, then I would.

00:35:01Well, I actually did ask her in class today if she wanted to join her team.

00:35:05Yeah?

00:35:06What'd she say?

00:35:07No.

00:35:08She's not interested.

00:35:10I mean, that's not really what I wanted to talk to her about.

00:35:13I don't know, I just, I feel like she's going to reject what I'd say.

00:35:18Well, if you're worried about upsetting your friends, remember, Jesus was perfect.

00:35:22People hated him.

00:35:23So you'll be in good company.

00:35:25Think about that for a second, Anna.

00:35:28Jesus Christ came to earth, God in human flesh, perfect, sinless, always said the right thing, did the right thing, died on the cross for our sins.

00:35:40He was buried, rose again.

00:35:43And what was the result?

00:35:44Most people hated him.

00:35:46And when I was a junior in high school, one of my friends shared the gospel with me.

00:35:53And God let me see that I was a sinner.

00:35:56And I needed a savior.

00:35:58So, don't be afraid of rejection.

00:36:01Just talk to your friend.

00:36:03The Lord sees your heart.

00:36:05Thanks, Coach.

00:36:07And Anna, if talking to her doesn't work, there is one more thing you can do.

00:36:19What are we doing today, Coach?

00:36:20Cruise intervals.

00:36:21Again?

00:36:22I know how much you love them.

00:36:24They're okay, we just do them a lot.

00:36:26Yeah, but today we do them with a twist.

00:36:28What's that?

00:36:29Today we're going to do them five times.

00:36:30What?

00:36:31You girls can do this.

00:36:32I have faith in you.

00:36:34Same pace as the others?

00:36:35Yeah, same pace.

00:36:36I'm not going to be able to do the fifth one.

00:36:38Me either.

00:36:39I won't be able to do it, Coach.

00:36:40It'll be too hard.

00:36:41But you will try, right?

00:36:44Right?

00:36:46There will be a time for rest.

00:36:49It's not today.

00:36:54Maybe a time to just give up and turn and walk away.

00:37:02Every choice will change your future.

00:37:06Every day is part of the plan.

00:37:10To get you to the best in you.

00:37:14So you realize you can.

00:37:18Run on.

00:37:20Every step has brought you here.

00:37:26Run on.

00:37:27And the finish line is near.

00:37:33Just run on.

00:37:35Keep on going.

00:37:37Just run on.

00:37:39Don't stop moving.

00:37:41Just run on.

00:37:44Run on.

00:37:46Run on.

00:37:49Just run on.

00:37:51Keep on going.

00:37:52Just run on.

00:37:53Just run on.

00:37:55Don't stop moving.

00:37:57Just run on.

00:37:59Run on.

00:38:01Run on.

00:38:02Run on.

00:38:10Good job today.

00:38:11Good job, everybody.

00:38:12That was awesome.

00:38:13Coach, that was hard.

00:38:15But you did it.

00:38:16Yeah, but it was really hard.

00:38:17Well, winning state meet is going to be really hard.

00:38:19But it's going to be such a great feeling.

00:38:21You're never going to forget it.

00:38:23Coach, I was dying on that last one.

00:38:25But you did it.

00:38:26Yeah, but I was about five seconds slower than I was supposed to be.

00:38:30But you're going to get better.

00:38:31We're going to keep working.

00:38:32And you're doing great.

00:38:34All of you are doing great.

00:38:35Hey, Coach.

00:38:36Are you sure you know what you're doing?

00:38:38Because my mom sure doesn't think so.

00:38:43Um, I'm sorry.

00:38:44I didn't mean for it to come out like that.

00:38:53Alright.

00:38:54Gather around here for a minute.

00:38:55There is a story in the Bible where a 12-year-old girl had died.

00:39:05And as was custom for that day, people gathered outside the house and were crying.

00:39:11When Jesus approached, he said,

00:39:12Why are you weeping?

00:39:13She's not dead, but asleep.

00:39:16The people laughed at him.

00:39:18Then Jesus went inside and raised the girl from the dead.

00:39:22Any of you girls familiar with that story?

00:39:24Yeah, I've read it before.

00:39:26Me too.

00:39:28When Jesus said the girl was sleeping, the Bible says they laughed him to scorn.

00:39:35They laughed at him.

00:39:37Mocked him.

00:39:38Ridiculed him.

00:39:40Were probably hateful towards him.

00:39:43Said he didn't know what he was talking about.

00:39:46Didn't know what he was doing.

00:39:50Do any of you girls know why they did this to him?

00:39:52No, ma'am.

00:39:54Because Jesus Christ did things the exact opposite in the world.

00:39:59The world was going in this direction.

00:40:01He was going in that one.

00:40:03You see, when you follow Christ in this life, you are either going against the world or in the opposite direction of it.

00:40:11But you're never going with it.

00:40:15As a result, people will mock you, make fun of you, ridicule you, hate you without cause.

00:40:23They won't understand.

00:40:24They won't think you know what you're doing.

00:40:28So, just because we may be training differently than you did last year, or running our races in what seems to be a strange way different from every other team, doesn't mean it isn't going to be effective.

00:40:42Remember the goal.

00:40:46One other thing about that story.

00:40:49After Jesus went and raised that girl from the dead, what did he do afterwards?

00:40:53Did he go out front like a big shot saying, what was that you were laughing at? What were you saying about me?

00:40:58No.

00:41:00No.

00:41:02No, if I know Jesus, he slipped out the back door.

00:41:07Quietly, saying nothing, even though he could have said something.

00:41:14And that shows the great character and humility of Christ.

00:41:20That's the kind of person we want to be like.

00:41:24Great job today.

00:41:26Savanna, Savanna, can I talk to you for a sec?

00:41:54Samana, can I talk to you for a sec?

00:41:57Uh, I guess.

00:42:00I heard... I heard that you started smoking.

00:42:04No, I didn't.

00:42:05Samana, come on.

00:42:09Look, a lot of girls smoke.

00:42:13The Bible doesn't say you can't.

00:42:15Samana, that's...

00:42:16You don't understand.

00:42:17You've probably never tried it.

00:42:20I don't have to try something to know if it's right or wrong.

00:42:22Um, I told you, a lot of girls smoke.

00:42:26A lot of girls in this Christian school,

00:42:28and you can bet a ton more do in public school.

00:42:30That doesn't make it right.

00:42:32Like I said, the Bible doesn't say anything about it.

00:42:36Samana, an alcoholic starts with one drink.

00:42:40A drug addict starts with one joint.

00:42:42It's pretty easy to tell if it's right or wrong.

00:42:44You know, that's exactly why I don't hang around you anymore.

00:42:47You're just so perfect.

00:42:50And judgmental.

00:42:51I love and judgmental.

00:42:52I love and judgmental.

00:42:53I love and judgmental.

00:42:54Let's do it.

00:42:55I love and judgmental.

00:42:56How are you?

00:42:58I love and judgmental.

00:43:00You still have to catch me.

00:43:00I love and dept.

00:43:01Let's do it.

00:43:10What do I get?

00:43:14To theßerdemine's like...

00:43:15And I love...

00:43:17I love, y'all 세상,

00:43:17and I love you in every way.

00:43:18To the cerca.

00:43:19Hey, Coach, Caitlin's not doing very well.

00:43:39What's wrong with her? Is she sick?

00:43:40No, it's not that.

00:43:41Her father's supposed to come watch her run this weekend, but now he's not.

00:43:45Yeah, she hasn't seen him in about five months, and it's been really hard on her.

00:43:48She's really hurting.

00:43:49We thought maybe you could talk to her.

00:43:52Yeah, yeah, of course. Where is she?

00:43:56You over here praying or something?

00:43:58Praying? No, it's more like or something.

00:44:02I heard about your dad not being able to make it.

00:44:06All the other girls have families, and I don't.

00:44:10My parents divorced, and I don't get to see my dad.

00:44:13That's not fair.

00:44:14Well, believe it or not, I know exactly how you feel.

00:44:19Do you really?

00:44:20Mm-hmm.

00:44:20Yeah, my parents got divorced when I was 11, and moved to cities that were four hours apart.

00:44:28Mine are four states apart.

00:44:31I'm sorry.

00:44:32That's all anybody can say.

00:44:36Well, maybe your dad can come to another meet.

00:44:39That's what he said last year.

00:44:42And?

00:44:42He never made it.

00:44:45What's your dad do for work?

00:44:47He's a heart surgeon.

00:44:49So it's pretty tough for him to get away.

00:44:51That's what he always says.

00:44:53You know, Caitlin, I never picked up on the fact that this bothered you.

00:44:56You're kind of the comedian of our team.

00:45:00Yeah, well, I have to do something to keep my mind off it.

00:45:04I've got to get ready for practice.

00:45:06Yes.

00:45:07Yes.

00:45:08Yes.

00:45:09Yes.

00:45:10Yes.

00:45:11Yes.

00:45:12Yes.

00:45:17Okay.

00:45:19Starting at this flag.

00:45:21Running around the road up to my flag at the top of that hill.

00:45:25That's 300 meters.

00:45:26Don't tell me we're going to do 300 meter repeats up that hill.

00:45:31Coach why?

00:45:32Because that hill is your best friend, and when you've got a best friend, you spend time with them, right?

00:45:36No.

00:45:38Okay, we're doing 16 of these today.

00:45:4016? Coach, that's three miles worth.

00:45:43You got this. You run up at tempo pace, you walk back down to start, you go again.

00:45:47Sounds like a good time to me.

00:46:02Good job, girls!

00:46:32I hate hills. Me too.

00:46:44Good job today, girls.

00:46:46Thanks, Coach.

00:46:49Hey, Shelby. You were a little off on your pacing today. You seem kind of distracted to me.

00:46:55Yeah, maybe a little. I'll do better tomorrow.

00:46:57Well, when a sophomore in high school is distracted, it usually means one thing.

00:47:02There is this one, boy.

00:47:06Mm-hmm. Do your parents know about him?

00:47:10Well...

00:47:11Hey, girls, stop right there. Don't do anything behind your parents' back. Keep everything up front and honest with them.

00:47:18Why do you say that?

00:47:20Let me give you an example. What did we do today?

00:47:23Hill repeats.

00:47:24How many did we do?

00:47:2616.

00:47:26And how many would you have done if I wasn't watching?

00:47:29I would have done 16.

00:47:31Would you really?

00:47:32Because I bet you could have been tempted to stop after the 12th.

00:47:36They did get pretty hard.

00:47:39But because I was here watching, you kept going.

00:47:42Right.

00:47:42So it's the same thing with boys.

00:47:44If you feel like your parents aren't watching, you might be tempted to do the wrong thing.

00:47:48But you don't want to do that.

00:47:50I'm going to keep everything up front and honest with them.

00:47:53It's the difference between doing 12 Hill repeats and doing 16.

00:47:56Dr. Van, please.

00:48:10This is Courtney Smith-Donnelly. I'm his daughter, Kaitlyn's cross-country coach.

00:48:17Hi, Dr. Van.

00:48:19This is Kaitlyn's cross-country coach. How are you?

00:48:22Fine. Thank you.

00:48:23I know you're busy, so I'll just get right to the point.

00:48:25And, um...

00:48:26Kaitlyn's not doing well.

00:48:31No. No, she's not sick.

00:48:34She just...

00:48:36She really misses you.

00:48:38And I think it would mean a lot to her if you could make it out to a meet to see her run this year.

00:48:46Well, we've got one meet left and then state meet if we qualify.

00:48:53Regional meet is a week from Saturday.

00:48:57No.

00:49:00Well, like I said, I just...

00:49:02I think it would mean a lot to her if you could make it out once to see her run this year.

00:49:08Who do I think I am?

00:49:13I'm...

00:49:14I'm a nobody.

00:49:16Sir, I'm sorry I bothered you.

00:49:18Thank you for your time.

00:49:31You wanted to see me, coach?

00:49:33Yeah. Can you sit down for just a minute?

00:49:35Did I do something wrong?

00:49:36No. No, it's nothing like that.

00:49:38I, uh...

00:49:40I just noticed you've been really hard on yourself in practice lately.

00:49:44You're running your splits faster than you're supposed to.

00:49:47It just kind of seems like something's wrong.

00:49:50Nothing's wrong.

00:49:53You see these eyes?

00:49:55They're 20-20.

00:49:56I don't want to feel this way, but Anna is better than me at everything.

00:50:05She's more popular than I am.

00:50:06She makes better grades in school than I do.

00:50:09She's better at running than I am.

00:50:11We've been best friends our whole life, and she's always been better than me at everything.

00:50:16It's just getting hard to be happy when something good happens for her.

00:50:21I just...

00:50:23I want to be the best at something, and I guess I'm trying too hard.

00:50:29You know, it's funny you're in here saying all this, because Shelby was just in here the other day saying the same thing about you.

00:50:37She's never beat you at running.

00:50:38You're more popular in school than she is.

00:50:41You make better grades than her.

00:50:43Shelby.

00:50:44Yeah.

00:50:45Shelby.

00:50:46How would she feel like that?

00:50:48I don't know.

00:50:49That's so weird.

00:50:50I never knew she felt that way.

00:50:51Shelby didn't say any of that, did she, Coach?

00:51:05It's stupid to be jealous, isn't it?

00:51:09I should just be happy for Anna's success, shouldn't I?

00:51:15I'll see you in practice.

00:51:17I'll be right there.

00:51:18Thanks, Coach.

00:51:19You're welcome.

00:51:21Hey, Heidi.

00:51:28Can I give you just one other reason why you shouldn't be jealous?

00:51:31Sure.

00:51:33Because there's one thing that Anna or anybody else in the whole world is not better at than you.

00:51:40What's that?

00:51:42Being you.

00:51:44There's only one Heidi Olsen, and she was created by God, and she is very special.

00:51:50Oh, she's so special.

00:51:53If somebody came in here and said, I'll give you $500 for Heidi's uniform, would we sell it to him?

00:52:01Well, yeah.

00:52:02Yeah, we would.

00:52:03We could buy a bunch more with that money.

00:52:06If he said, I'll give you $5,000 for Heidi's autograph, would we do it?

00:52:09Absolutely.

00:52:11Are you kidding me?

00:52:13Say that same person came in and said, I'll give you $5,000,000 for your number two runner.

00:52:20I'd say no deal.

00:52:22Then he'd say $50,000,000.

00:52:24I'd say no.

00:52:27Then he'd say $500,000,000.

00:52:29Then he'd say, how much would it take for me to buy Heidi Olsen?

00:52:40And I'd say, there isn't an amount high enough.

00:52:44So do you see how special you are now?

00:52:46And so is Anna, and Rebecca, and Caitlin, and Shelby.

00:52:53All you girls are equally priceless.

00:52:56So don't ever feel like a secondhand anything.

00:53:01You may be the number two runner on this team, but you're not the number two person on it.

00:53:09Thanks, Coach.

00:53:10I got your text.

00:53:36What's up?

00:53:37Hey.

00:53:39Look.

00:53:39Um, I can't see you anymore.

00:53:43What?

00:53:44I can't see you anymore.

00:53:46Why not?

00:53:47I just can't.

00:53:49My dad doesn't want me to date anyone.

00:53:51Your dad doesn't even know me.

00:53:53It's not you.

00:53:54It doesn't matter who it is.

00:53:56He doesn't want me to date, and I don't want to do anything behind his back.

00:54:01Maybe it's time for your dad to let you grow up a little.

00:54:05I am going to grow up.

00:54:06I'm going to do what he says.

00:54:10What's that supposed to mean?

00:54:11Never mind.

00:54:13I can't.

00:54:15So I hope you understand.

00:54:17And if you don't, then 1031.

00:54:24What?

00:54:24It's only 3.30.

00:54:25Hey.

00:54:47Hey.

00:54:48She's almost done.

00:54:50Her dad usually picks her up.

00:54:51Does everything okay?

00:54:51Fine.

00:54:52He can't make it today, and she has a dentist appointment.

00:54:55Oh, yeah.

00:54:55She told me.

00:54:56Well, I'll have her out on time.

00:54:57Well, hurry.

00:54:58She can't be late.

00:54:58You know, I played basketball in high school for four years, and my JV coach was a yeller.

00:55:09And he was always honest.

00:55:11He was very hard to please.

00:55:13But my varsity coach was the exact opposite.

00:55:16He was an encourager and a teacher and always cheering me on.

00:55:20I really liked my varsity coach.

00:55:24She'll be done in a few minutes.

00:55:25Rebecca, did I ask you to do something for me?

00:55:40What?

00:55:41You didn't hear what I asked you to do after dinner?

00:55:43Yeah, I was going to do that after I did my homework.

00:55:46I wanted you to do it then.

00:55:48But I have this really important report that's due tomorrow.

00:55:50You get out there and do what I asked you to do right now, young lady.

00:55:59And my JV coach was a yeller.

00:56:01He was always honest.

00:56:03He was very hard to please.

00:56:04No, wait.

00:56:10I'm mistaken.

00:56:11Finish your homework.

00:56:12But I can do it.

00:56:15That's okay.

00:56:15You have enough to do with running and schoolwork.

00:56:20Do your report.

00:56:35Rebecca, you've been doing really well in school.

00:56:38Keep it up.

00:56:42I'm really proud of you.

00:56:43I quit.

00:57:13What?

00:57:14I quit smoking.

00:57:16What?

00:57:17I stopped.

00:57:18No more weed.

00:57:20Really?

00:57:20Yeah.

00:57:21Really?

00:57:22Yes, honest.

00:57:23What made you quit?

00:57:26All of a sudden, it just hit me that it's wrong.

00:57:30So I stopped.

00:57:33It's not what God wants me to do.

00:57:35Well, I, uh, I saved this.

00:57:46Did you really do this?

00:57:51Thanks.

00:57:54You're welcome.

00:57:54Hey, my lovely wife.

00:58:18So I was online checking our statement, and we got an airline bill.

00:58:23Are you going somewhere I don't know about?

00:58:25That, yes.

00:58:26I was going to tell you about that, and I will explain later.

00:58:28I just, I have to finish this first.

00:58:31And what you doing?

00:58:33Comparing times to see how we'll finish in the regional meet.

00:58:35So for state meet, it's divided into four regions, and they take the top four teams from each region, plus the top five individuals not on one of those teams.

00:58:44Well, didn't our girls win our region last year?

00:58:46Yeah.

00:58:46Fortunately, there's not many good teams in the region.

00:58:49And what are those times?

00:58:51Well, I'm scoring the meet based on times of teams in other races to see where we'll finish.

00:58:55I mean, if our girls won our region last year, don't they stand a good chance to win it again this year?

00:59:00Yeah, but I don't want them to win.

00:59:01I just want them to qualify.

00:59:06Huh.

00:59:08Look at that.

00:59:11What is it?

00:59:11I want you to run the exact pacing that you have in practice the last two weeks.

00:59:16Everybody understand?

00:59:17What?

00:59:17You heard me.

00:59:18You want me to run a 632 mile pace today?

00:59:21Yes, and just maintain it.

00:59:22Coach, we'll lose.

00:59:23No.

00:59:24You're in your pacing like you have in practice, and we'll get in.

00:59:27Coach, we're not going to make it to state if we run that slow.

00:59:30You just leave the results up to me, and run the race exactly like I've asked you to.

00:59:35Hey, remember the goal.

00:59:38At 1031.

00:59:41Hey, you've got to get it going.

00:59:51Hey, you've got to get it going.

00:59:51Come on.

01:00:02Hey, you've got to get going.

01:00:03Get the roots.

01:00:06That's a physical matter.

01:00:11Anna, I kept telling you to pick it up.

01:00:15What were you doing out there?

01:00:16What place do we come in?

01:00:17I don't know, but your girls didn't make the state.

01:00:19Are you sure?

01:00:20Yes.

01:00:21Now, why weren't you running hard out there?

01:00:23The coach told me to run her pace.

01:00:25I mean, what did you want me to do?

01:00:26I want you to do what I say.

01:00:28Dad, she's the coach.

01:00:29I have to do what she says or else I'm off the team.

01:00:31Just quit.

01:00:32Just quit the team.

01:00:33That's what I want you to do.

01:00:34Dad, I can't quit.

01:00:34We still have the state meet.

01:00:36You didn't make the state meet.

01:00:37That's what I'm trying to tell you.

01:00:38Your coach lost this for you.

01:00:39It's all her fault.

01:00:41This could have been a really good team this year.

01:00:46Caitlin.

01:00:48Dad!

01:00:50Hey, I just got here.

01:00:51I'm sorry.

01:00:52I missed your race.

01:00:53I'm really sorry.

01:00:54It's good to see you.

01:00:55I didn't know you were coming.

01:00:56Well, it was a last-minute decision,

01:00:58and I just wanted to see you run.

01:01:00Well, you're out of luck, pal.

01:01:01Try again next year.

01:01:02That's two years in a row now.

01:01:05I've missed you running, right?

01:01:07Right.

01:01:08Good job, everybody.

01:01:09Good job.

01:01:10That was great.

01:01:12Coach, this is my dad.

01:01:15Courtney Smith-Donnelly.

01:01:16Jeremy Van.

01:01:17Nice to meet you.

01:01:18Nice to meet you, too.

01:01:19I'm glad you could come.

01:01:21He just got here, and he missed the race.

01:01:23He won't be able to see me run.

01:01:26Sure he will.

01:01:27You girls take tomorrow off, and I'll see you Monday.

01:01:30What do you mean?

01:01:30We lost.

01:01:31Oh, no, we got forced to be qualified for state.

01:01:36I'm sorry, but after this season,

01:01:47you won't be coaching here anymore.

01:01:50Now, this does not affect you teaching at our school.

01:01:52I hear you're doing a fine job in the classroom.

01:01:54You certainly are not being fired from your teaching position.

01:01:57But I heard from every parent this year, and I mean every single one,

01:02:02complaining to me that you wouldn't let the girls compete

01:02:04and that you made them run really slow.

01:02:06Now, I know we qualified for state, but just barely.

01:02:09One father tells me that if it wasn't for such a weak field,

01:02:11we never would have made it.

01:02:12And we ranked last out of the 16 teams that qualified.

01:02:15Last year, we finished 10th.

01:02:17We had six of her top seven girls returning until you let the Sims girl go.

01:02:22Now, I really am sorry, but the decision has been made.

01:02:25It is final.

01:02:26The parents have all been notified, and so have the girls.

01:02:29Thank you for the opportunity to work with these girls.

01:02:45I've, um, I've really enjoyed it.

01:02:50If you ever change your mind, I'd love to coach again next year.

01:02:59What happened to you guys on Saturday?

01:03:10How did you finish fourth in the region?

01:03:12You should have won that so easily.

01:03:13We qualified for state.

01:03:15That's all we were trying to do.

01:03:17Just admit that that coach does not know what she's doing.

01:03:20You guys are lucky to even be going to state meet with her.

01:03:22Well, at least we're going.

01:03:23Yeah, and look what you're ranked.

01:03:25Last.

01:03:26You guys are going to get killed next week.

01:03:29But if Holloway was still here, we would have been top five.

01:03:33Oh, but I do have some good news.

01:03:35Our track team is going to be in good hands,

01:03:37and our relay team might have a legitimate shot at winning the state title.

01:03:40You know why?

01:03:41Because we'll have a real coach coaching us.

01:03:44Who?

01:03:44My dad.

01:03:46He's coaching the distance runners in track,

01:03:48so this spring you'll have some real workouts to do.

01:03:50Uh, he's even contacted Holloway,

01:03:52and, uh, he's going to send the workouts to him, so.

01:03:55Uh, well, uh, good luck at state meet.

01:04:07What time do you leave tomorrow?

01:04:09Uh, we get out of school at 11.

01:04:11What's, uh, what's your itinerary look like?

01:04:14Supposed to get there by three.

01:04:15Coach said we walk the course, go over the race.

01:04:17I want you to head straight for the lead in that race on Saturday, understand?

01:04:21You could still probably get top 15 if you run your best.

01:04:24Whatever the coach tells you to do, don't listen to her.

01:04:26You're a good runner.

01:04:27She's done a terrible job training you.

01:04:29Dad.

01:04:30Don't dad me.

01:04:30Just do what I say.

01:04:32At least we finally got rid of her.

01:04:34Can't believe we let her stay around this long.

01:04:36We did make it to the state meet.

01:04:38Your team won the regional last year,

01:04:40and you should have won it again this year.

01:04:42Look, I don't want to get into this again, okay?

01:04:44Now, you have a good trip tomorrow,

01:04:45and your mom and I'll see you on Saturday.

01:04:47Okay.

01:04:59I just kind of hope you wouldn't show up here.

01:05:19You might have a better shot at this.

01:05:25Okay, this is the starting line.

01:05:27We're starting out of box two.

01:05:28Let's walk the course, get to know it,

01:05:30then we'll go over what we're doing tomorrow.

01:05:36Here's the mile mark.

01:05:37There's the clock.

01:05:38Make sure you're on pace.

01:05:39If you're a little slow, pick it up a step.

01:05:41If you're fast, adjust accordingly.

01:05:51The two-mile mark.

01:05:53Check your splits again.

01:05:54You're two-thirds of the way home.

01:05:55The race will be won or lost in this last mile.

01:05:57I'll show you why in a minute.

01:06:06Look at that.

01:06:07Do we have to run up that hill?

01:06:09This hill comes just after the two-mile mark in the race,

01:06:12which is why, in practice, with your long runs,

01:06:15I had the hill come just after the two-mile mark.

01:06:17The hill in practice is slightly longer than this one.

01:06:22Girls, listen up.

01:06:22At this point in the race, fatigue really sets in for a lot of runners,

01:06:25and the reason why is that they went out too fast,

01:06:27so this hill becomes an absolute killer.

01:06:30But for you, it won't be.

01:06:32Now, when you get to the top,

01:06:34you'll start working your way downhill towards the finish line.

01:06:36You have to stay focused.

01:06:38You have to stay on pace.

01:06:39You're still going to have runners to pass in this last mile.

01:06:43Okay, let's keep going.

01:06:50When you get to this final stretch,

01:06:52you've got to give it all you've got.

01:06:53The downhill finish will help,

01:06:55but still, you've got to run hard all the way through the finish line.

01:06:58There's the board right there.

01:06:59When you cross the finish line,

01:07:01your individual name will be on the left,

01:07:03team scores will be on the right.

01:07:04It's going to constantly be updating

01:07:06as people come across the finish line,

01:07:08and our hope is that

01:07:08eventually our team name's up at the top of the board.

01:07:13Remember, girls, cross-country low-score wins.

01:07:17All right, I've got to get my wheel.

01:07:18Meet me back at the starting line.

01:07:23For a coach who lost her job,

01:07:25you'd never know anything happened.

01:07:27Yeah, I know.

01:07:28I mean, did you hear what she just said about our team?

01:07:30Yeah, hopefully at the top of the board.

01:07:32I know our coach is a Christian,

01:07:34but she must be on some heavenly drug or something today.

01:07:41Yeah, I've got a good pack this year,

01:07:43but I don't have a runner that can crack the top ten.

01:07:45That's what's hurting me.

01:07:47Now you, you've got those two frontrunners.

01:07:50That's the difference.

01:07:51Anything can happen.

01:07:52We still have to run a good race.

01:07:54Besides, my three, four, and five are quite a ways behind.

01:07:57They're not that far back.

01:07:58They'll be in the top 25.

01:08:00Nobody can beat you.

01:08:01Orange Hills is ranked last this year, is that right?

01:08:05They were top ten last year,

01:08:07and I thought everybody was coming back.

01:08:08What happened?

01:08:09Yeah, I heard they got a new coach.

01:08:11Doesn't know what they're doing.

01:08:12Now how do you know that?

01:08:13We ran over at Jackson Park for our first meet this year,

01:08:16and just got to talking to one of the fathers.

01:08:19You know he said that Sims girl?

01:08:20She's not running either.

01:08:22That girl was good.

01:08:23Why not?

01:08:24I don't know.

01:08:25Their top runner is ranked 42nd in the meet.

01:08:3042nd?

01:08:30At least you'd be ranked better than that if they're all returning.

01:08:32Got to be that coach.

01:08:34Who's the coach?

01:08:35I couldn't tell you.

01:08:36Check the roster.

01:08:36Who's coaching them?

01:08:38Hey, Courtney Smith-Donnelly.

01:08:42Courtney Smith, are you sure?

01:08:44Says Smith-Donnelly.

01:08:46Do you know her?

01:08:47Yeah, I know if it's who I think it is.

01:08:49Seven years ago, my number one runner,

01:08:51Shannon Wilson, was ranked first in the state.

01:08:53She finished second at the state meet on this very course.

01:08:57You know who beat her?

01:09:00Courtney Smith.

01:09:01Same girl?

01:09:02She ran for Blair Academy on that side of the state.

01:09:04Probably is.

01:09:05She was ranked way back.

01:09:07Like in the high 30s coming into the meet.

01:09:10She ran even splits.

01:09:12Came out of nowhere and ended up winning by four seconds.

01:09:15I never expected it.

01:09:16That's the team you need to be worried about.

01:09:20Why?

01:09:21Because if that girl's her coach and they run like she did,

01:09:23they only have five runners listed coming in 42nd through 69th.

01:09:28That's a pretty close pack.

01:09:29Yeah, but they're way back.

01:09:31My team will beat them easy.

01:09:33All seven of my girls are ranked ahead of the number one.

01:09:36They're not a factor.

01:09:40I got to go, guys, but gentlemen, good luck tomorrow.

01:09:43Take care.

01:09:44You too?

01:09:45Good talking to you.

01:09:46I wouldn't be so sure about that.

01:09:52What do you mean?

01:09:53Look how low they're ranked.

01:09:55After our state meet.

01:09:57I remember we checked for any's times in the previous races that fall.

01:10:00And in every race, she was about a minute and a half slower than Shannon was.

01:10:05Until the state meet.

01:10:07Well, what'd she do, run tempo pace the whole time?

01:10:10It sure seemed that way.

01:10:12Wait a minute.

01:10:13You're telling me that girl ran tempo pace in every race until the state meet?

01:10:19I don't know, but it sure seemed like when you checked her times.

01:10:21Well, how'd she qualify for the regional meet if she only ran tempo pace?

01:10:24Because that region has always been really slow.

01:10:26You know that.

01:10:28And I remember she qualified as the fifth individual.

01:10:30You are kidding.

01:10:32She really did her homework.

01:10:34Who's her number one runner?

01:10:37Anna Glass.

01:10:38What was her time at the regional meet?

01:10:402024.

01:10:40It's about a 6.30 mile pace.

01:10:47What was her time at the state meet last year?

01:10:51Anna Glass.

01:10:532008.

01:10:55So she's worse this year.

01:10:57Worse, she's a lot better.

01:10:58And that 2024 is her tempo pace.

01:11:01Which means tomorrow that girl is going to bring 19 minutes easy.

01:11:05If she did that,

01:11:08she'd make top five if she did that.

01:11:10With a pretty tight pack right behind her.

01:11:14No coach in their right mind would ever make their girls run tempo pace every race.

01:11:19That, that is absolutely crazy.

01:11:22Is it?

01:11:23I mean, what's the main goal here?

01:11:24To win a meet last month?

01:11:26Or win the state meet tomorrow?

01:11:28Think about it.

01:11:29We all do one tempo workout a week.

01:11:32If Courtney Smith had her girls run tempo pace in all their races,

01:11:36they did at least two some weeks.

01:11:38That's building great endurance.

01:11:41Plus they learned even pacing and race conditions.

01:11:45Yeah.

01:11:47If she trained her team to run like she did,

01:11:50look out for the girls in orange.

01:11:54Here's a hundred meters.

01:12:03It's already marked with that white flag right there.

01:12:05Now we're starting on a box two, so it's going to be easy to see.

01:12:08Let's do some practice starts.

01:12:09Let's get our pacing down.

01:12:11Girls, it is absolutely essential that you hit your hundred meter pacing tomorrow.

01:12:16Does everybody understand?

01:12:17Yes, ma'am.

01:12:18What pace, coach?

01:12:19Twenty-four and a half seconds again?

01:12:21Not this time, Anna.

01:12:22This time you go out at twenty-two and a half.

01:12:26That's a six-minute mile pace.

01:12:29And an 1845 5K if you maintain it.

01:12:32You do that and you finish in the top five.

01:12:34Coach, I haven't run under twenty minutes yet this year.

01:12:37Yes, you have.

01:12:41No, I haven't.

01:12:41Sure you have.

01:12:42When?

01:12:43In practice.

01:12:44When?

01:12:45The cruise intervals we've been doing all season.

01:12:46Remember, we started with three and we worked our way up to five.

01:12:50Tomorrow, the first six-minute mile you run is going to feel like the third cruise interval.

01:12:54The second is going to feel like the fourth.

01:12:56The last is going to feel like the fifth.

01:12:58Now don't worry.

01:12:59If there's a lot of girls out ahead of you at this start, it's a state meet.

01:13:02They're going to go out very fast, but they won't be there for long.

01:13:04But the field will come back to you.

01:13:06Just stay on pace and you'll keep passing runners.

01:13:09Same goes for all of you.

01:13:10What I just explained to Anna, that's how it's going to feel for you tomorrow.

01:13:15Heidi, twenty-three seconds for your hundred meters.

01:13:18Six-oh eight mile.

01:13:20Rebecca, Caitlin, twenty-three and a half seconds.

01:13:23That puts you at a six-sixteen mile.

01:13:25Shelby, twenty-four seconds and a six-twenty-four mile.

01:13:29Every training session that I've done with you all this year has been to build your endurance

01:13:33and your strength to prepare you to run these times tomorrow.

01:13:37Coach, why didn't you let us run this hard in any of the other meets?

01:13:43Okay, I'll tell you.

01:13:46First, a lot of these girls are going to be worn out from running so hard in previous races,

01:13:51but you girls, you'll be fresh.

01:13:54Second, I had your own tempo pace and meets to build endurance, and that takes time.

01:13:59Third, I wanted you to learn even pacing in a race setting,

01:14:02and that's going to prove to be very important tomorrow.

01:14:05Anna, at the end of the race, there should be an Eastern Valley girl just ahead of you,

01:14:10and you've got to beat her, okay?

01:14:13Okay.

01:14:13Remember, you'll be coming from behind.

01:14:17She'll just be hanging on.

01:14:18I would rather be in your shoes, but still, you've got to get her.

01:14:22Got it.

01:14:24Same goes for you, Shelby.

01:14:25At the end of the race, there should be an Eastern Valley girl just ahead of you,

01:14:27and you've got to beat her.

01:14:29Understand?

01:14:30Yes, ma'am.

01:14:31You've got to beat her.

01:14:33This is going to be a very, very close race.

01:14:35It could go either way.

01:14:37Okay.

01:14:39Let's go to our hundreds.

01:14:40Coach, why didn't you tell us any of this before?

01:14:43Yeah, and to our appearance.

01:14:45When I tell people the way to get faster is to train slower,

01:14:48hardly anybody believes me.

01:14:50Why?

01:14:50Because that doesn't make sense.

01:14:53Most people believe the way to get faster is to run harder,

01:14:56and that's what makes sense,

01:14:57but slower training builds endurance.

01:15:00Add in some hills, you gain strength.

01:15:02Put the two together, you get faster over time,

01:15:04and that's what we needed more than anything was time.

01:15:06I needed every single training session I could get with you all,

01:15:10and that included meets.

01:15:12So if you girls stay on pace tomorrow,

01:15:14you can win the state meet.

01:15:18That was the goal, right?

01:15:21Remember the goal.

01:15:21I want to thank each of you for the opportunity to be your coach this year.

01:15:29It's been one of the highlights of my life.

01:15:34I want to thank you for your commitment to train every day,

01:15:37for your hard work, for your sacrifice,

01:15:40for not quitting, even when you didn't understand.

01:15:44And each one of you is so special to me.

01:15:50And my prayer for you is that God blesses you in this life.

01:15:53Dear coach,

01:16:13enclosed, please find a reimbursement for the plane ticket you sent me.

01:16:16It should be more than enough to cover your payment.

01:16:18I didn't appreciate your phone call at the time,

01:16:21but now I realize it's probably the most important one I've received in the last three years.

01:16:26My daughter asked me what made me come to the meet last week,

01:16:29but I didn't tell her about your call.

01:16:31And she was none the wiser,

01:16:32so that tells me you didn't say anything to her either.

01:16:35That was very honorable if you're not to embarrass me like you could have.

01:16:38And for that, I say thank you.

01:16:40I'll be at the race tomorrow.

01:16:42And more importantly,

01:16:43I'm going to block off more time to visit Caitlin in the future

01:16:46and make her a priority in my life.

01:16:48Thanks for all you've done for my daughter,

01:16:50and good luck in the state meet.

01:16:51Jeremy Vann

01:16:52Anna, you still awake?

01:17:11Yeah.

01:17:13Can't read.

01:17:15I'm thinking about the race.

01:17:17Yeah, me too.

01:17:19You nervous?

01:17:20Mm-hmm.

01:17:25Me too.

01:17:29You think we can win?

01:17:32I don't see how we can.

01:17:34The coach does.

01:17:37She really believes we can win.

01:17:44I'm going to miss her.

01:17:47Me too.

01:17:48I don't know.

01:17:57My mother.

01:17:58I don't know.

01:18:01I don't know.

01:18:01You're welcome.

01:18:03I'm going to miss her.

01:18:05Yeah, between us and to us,

01:18:07I don't know.

01:18:10I don't know.

01:18:13I don't know.

01:18:14I don't know.

01:18:15I don't know.

01:24:45She slipped out the back door.

01:25:17Cross country is a lot like life.

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