oxygen debt.
Breathe.
Use your arms.
Stride 20 feet.
Good.
5:28. Good man.
That's enough for today.
You look great.
How do you feel?
Like I could eat mountains.
I know that feeling.
So why'd you quit running?
Two weeks before Berlin, I got injured.
My knee went out.
There was no way
I was gonna come back in time.
I was 20 years old
and the fastest marathoner in Canada.
I was disappointed, to say the least,
but I knew there'd be other Olympics.
The war came,
and I joined the priesthood.
You joined the priesthood
because of the war?
I hope not.
The day I entered the seminary
was the last I ever ran.
Why?
They told me Basilians don't run.
Should've joined theJesuits.
Not one day of missed running
in the last 42.
I now can bench-press
almost a hundred pounds...
and stay in the water
for almost five minutes.
Mom, I think we're closing in
on miracle country.
Sorry it's gonna take so long.
My mom says she saw you
running in Dundas.
Did you jog all the way?
Maybe.
That's a long way...
even to drive.
Thanks.
Your documentation
is very thorough, Father.
Yes, Ralph Walker
has fallen through the net.
But the Children's Aid Society has
no authority to just come in and take him.
Takes time.
A few weeks, at least.
In the meantime,
he stays by himself?
Legally, it's a loophole,
but we follow the law.
What about the boy's welfare?
Is that really what's
at stake here, Father?
What do you mean?
You once had my welfare in mind.
Grade-nine Latin.
49.5 final mark, if I recall.
Surely there was room
in my participation mark.
You sat in the back row.
My welfare never had
the chance to thank you...
for the two months I spent
with you that summer...
rereading the stories
of Caecilius, Lucretia...
and their stupid,
stupid dog Grumio.
Good day, Father.
I still don't think you're ready for
this workout, especially in the dark.
I love running in the rain.
Of course I'm ready.
Besides, I'll be getting
the full moon effect as well.
Forget about the full moon.
You can hardly see the moon.
Dennis Longboat
was institutionalized.
But Canadians ran great under him,
and they've done nothing since.
All right, let's get this over with.
- Ready?
- Yeah.
Set.
Run.
Reach! Reach, reach!
Reach! Reach!
Good. 4:46. Not bad.
Run.
4:51. Very good.
Go.
4:33. Number 10.
You're halfway there, Ralph.
Pick it up. You're falling off pace.
Pick it up. Pick it up.
4:56.
Use your arms. Use your arms,
Mr. Walker. Use your arms.
Stride. Stride.
Old Longboat would be proud.
Use your arms. Use your arms.
Pick it up. Pick it up.
4:53. Take it.
I thought I had one more to do.
You do.
Where are you going?
I think you should do this one
without me.
Why?
You'll get more
out of the moon alone.
Stay on pace.
Be a martyr. Be a martyr.
Relax your arms, Ralph.
You heard me.
Relax your arms.
See? I told you it'd work.
4:25.2.
That's your fastest mile of the 20.
Congratulations.
You were flying, young man!
I know.
It felt great.
All right, stand up,
before you cramp.
All right, jog home. Slowly.
Loosen up your legs
and go straight to bed.
- Yeah.
- I'll have that watch.
Good job.
- Thanks for timing me.
- You're welcome.
You know, I never thought
you'd be able to make that workout.
Thought it would break you.
I don't want to be an orphan.
You'll win Around the Bay
on Sunday.
- I will?
- You will.
What about Boston?
They're entirely different beasts.
Good night, Mr. Walker.
Good night, Father Hibbert.
Back for more, kid?
- I suppose I am.
- Ready! Set!
You'll never finish.
You wanted to see me, Father?
Do you know anything about this?
Yes.
He's come a long way.
He says that he's going to win
the Boston Marathon.
He also says that it will be
a miracle when he does.
It will be.
- He won't win.
- That's not what I mean.
How long have you been
coaching him?
Well, I wouldn't exactly
call it coaching. More like...
steering him in
the right