Keeping Pace
[At the All Time High race track....]
"Welcome to year 2 of gym class. Today we're going to be running the mile. I know it sounds harsh for your first day back, but we have to see how well you stack up. Can't have you just be all fat and no muscle can we?" began Justin the gym instructor.
"Isn't that what the school is about though?" asked Marcus.
"He probably just wants to watch us jiggle," figured Rainbow.
"How hard can it be to run the mile?" questioned Persephone.
"You've never done it?" asked Samantha.
"We couldn't afford gym instructors at Lower Raise Academy and teachers couldn't just take time off from teaching their classes to do it. They were stretched pretty thin as is," explained Persephone.
"So was it 1 teacher per class?" asked Marcus.
"There were just enough teachers to take up a class each, but that was basically it. No one served lunch either. We had to bring our own," replied Persephone.
"Okay class, let's get to running," called Justin before the group got started.
"Either way, it's pretty boring to run the mile, not to mention tiring, even when pacing yourself," recalled Kyle.
"I guess we'll see then," concluded Persephone.
"Ugh, I'm going to be too tired to even protest the stunts at this school," muttered Rainbow.
"That'll calm you down for a while then," snickered Samantha.
"Looking good, everyone. Keep it up," remarked Justin after lap 2.
"How many laps is the mile?" asked Persephone.
"It kinda varies by school. I'd guess maybe 10 laps here at All Time High? We didn't have to do it last year, or if we did I don't remember," answered Kyle.
"Just 6 more to go," announced Justin.
"Easy for him to say when he's just giving orders," thought Rainbow.
"Why'd they make us gain weight if we were going to do something like this?" asked Persephone.
"You were here last year so you should know the answer to that," noted Rainbow. [Later that day...]
"I feel like we ran 10 miles," panted Samantha.
"At least we finished within the time limit," added Kyle.
"We probably also lost a pound or two with all that running," concluded Persephone.
"Probably won't even matter with how little exercise we do otherwise," assured Marcus.
"What kind of school is this? Do they want us to be fat or not?" pondered Sarah.
