The Hare doesn't like to lose, especially to the Tortoise. So, he decides they need a re-match of sorts. While recovering the next morning over coffee and Boston creme donuts, he begins to list out all of the things that rabbits are better than turtles at. Jump Around comes on the radio, and the Hare realizes that this is the answer to his question - rabbits hop a lot... turtles, not so much (their shell kind of weighs them down). Sweet thinks the rabbit. To make the competition more interesting, he decides to incorporate all three jumps - long jump, triple jump, and high jump.
He calls up the Tortoise and explains how he had given away a GU to a fellow runner who wasn't looking so good, and that the PowerGel at the 17-mile mark had really upset his stomach, and this was the reason he fell apart at the end (this wasn't true at all). Then, he tells the Tortoise about the new challenge, and the Tortoise agrees. When he hangs up the phone, the Tortoise looks up how he should best prepare. He learns that a lot of the strength and conditioning drills are things that he wanted to incorporate into his training anyways to improve core strength, power, and flexibility. Wondering if he needs to do anything more in terms of specificity, he looks up some technique drills, and finds a whole lot of information about training for track and field events. Hmmmm... looks like fun!
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