[1x1] fast as lightning

[`sappho]

more than anything, luke wanted to find out if this boy could really run. was he going to be one of his rivals or someone who could just be ignored in the races. luke nodded and began to jog beside the two of them. "luke," he said coolly. "how about yours?" he questioned. maybe of he knew the boy's name, he could look on the roster and see his times. it wasn't all a competition to him but this was his only way to get into college. he had to get a track scholarship.

[Felixmiaoun]

The name seemed to be vaguely familiar to Zachary, and made him wonder if he was one of his rivals. "My name is Zachary," he said in reply, then jerked his thumb to his friend who seemed to be falling behind. "And this slowpoke is Lewis," he added shortly after. "You know what events you're running today?" he asked curiously, wondering if he would be racing against him. Perhaps he wasn't just one of the people who ran for fun--perhaps he took it seriously like him.

[`sappho]

luke smirked as zachary called his friend out to be a 'slowpoke'. "hey, one less rival for us," he joked. he really did want to be friends with this boy but it was hard for him to even comprehend the idea. he'd never had close friends before. well, maybe when he was five, or something, but ever since then he'd been more focused on his future. "the hundred meter dash and the eight hundred meter," he said. he hadn't really wanted to do extremely long distances for him. "what about you?"

[Felixmiaoun]

Zachary let out a soft chuckle at his joke. "You're not wrong there. The less the better," he replied, although he did enjoy having many rivals. It was one more reason for him to push harder, and do better in future races. He frowned as soon as he heard the eight hundred meter. He was one for sprinting, but running distance was horrible. "Wow, the eight hundred? I could never run that," he said with a chuckle. "I'm running the one hundred and the four hundred today. I'm not really sure if I'm put in any relays, though."

[`sappho]

luke nodded. "at least we won't really have to worry about each in this hundred meter, we have enough competition from the other schools to worry about that," he said to him. he looked around at the other guys warming up. all of them had about as much, or more, muscle than they did fat on their bodies. it was hard from him to even think of how much time it would take to get as ripped as them. he wasn't sure if he had enough time in his day to work out that much. he chuckled. "ive been running in track for a while, you get use to distances after a while," he said. "i dont think i was," he said, kind of wondering outloud.

[Felixmiaoun]

"Yeah, that's true. I just hope I drop some time today," he said in reply. He was never really concerned about becoming faster than his competitors, but it was always nice to be. He was more focused on getting better, and making his parents proud. "So have I. Even so, I don't think I could ever be fast in distance. I think sprinting is for me," he replied with a small laugh. He then gave a nod of agreement. "Ah. I hope I'm put in the relay though. They're pretty fun."

[`sappho]

luke nodded, completely understanding what he meant. "well some people are just more suited for one event than others," he told him. "i like sprinting and distances but it is hard to do both sometimes. you body has to get use to going extremely fast for a short amount of time and going faster for a long distance," he explained. he chuckled. "the one thing im not cut out for is relays. im more if a loner wolf, if you having already noticed."

[Felixmiaoun]

He gave a nod in agreement. "Yeah. I'm pretty jealous of those who are good at multiple events though," he said. It made him wonder how people were good at both distance and sprinting-whether their body could handle it or if it was the workouts they did that made them good. "True. I enjoy sprinting since it's not that long. I don't think I can bear the thought of running a mile," he laughed. "Oh, I see. Who knows, you might be put in a relay today," he said with a shrug.

[`sappho]

luke forced himself to look away from the other runners. he knew he would psych himself out if he didn't stop thinking about it soon. "once i go onto college, ill probably just pick one event, but for now i have to try to be good at as many as possible. that is what colleges look for at first," he said. they were almost done with their first lap. he chuckled. "its not that pleasant, but, hey, someone has to do it!"

--- im finally starting to heal from my surgery, so my posts should become more frequent!

[Felixmiaoun]

"That sounds like a good idea," he replied, and gave a small nod of agreement. "That's true, too. I'm just gonna stick to improving what I'm best at, and hope that colleges will want me from there," he said. He then let out a laugh. "Hopefully I'll never have to do it, because I'm surely going to die halfway through the second or third lap. I'll end up not pacing myself."

[ alright ! (: ]