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wants to calorie it up,

you and I should go first.

- Rex.

Not in public, please.

- Or anywhere, please.

- I've never heard that before,

but that totally makes sense.

- Well I'm still gettin'

the sweet potato fries.

- We should let him

order the fries.

- I kind of want one.

- Yeah.

- Can you pass me

that magazine, please?

- This one?

- Yeah, great puzzles in it.

Thank you.

What're you in for?

- Uh, cancer?

- Hmm, me too.

Where you from?

- Outside D.C..

- Oh, I'm from

around here as well.

- Don't you have

some puzzles to do?

- Yeah, but someone

has done all these.

- Bummer.

- What you working on?

I mean, I see you

working the phone.

- I'm planning a triathlon.

- Wow.

That's fantastic.

- It's a runaway train.

And I am here.

- Exactly where you should be.

- How's that?

- Well, um, you fly a lot?

- As in a plane?

- Yeah.

- As in a passenger?

- Are you a pilot?

- No.

- Yes, as a passenger.

- Yes, I've been a

passenger on a plane.

- Good.

Well then you know that they

go through the whole thing.

In the event the

cabin loses pressure,

oxygen bags will be

deployed from the ceiling.

Take the mask and put

it up over your own head

before you assist anyone else.

Let me give you some unsolicited

advice from an old pro.

Focus on taking care of yourself

before you take on the

burdens of everyone else.

- Mr. hughs,

we're ready for you.

- Ah, that's me, I'm up.

- Nice meeting you, Mr. hughs.

- Miles.

- Candice.

- Each session is rather

quick and the process

is very noninvasive.

We can shape the beam to the

exact shape of the tumor,

allowing us to really pump

up the energy to attack it.

We have a custom fitted brace

that helps guide the beam.

Once calibrated, the treatment

only takes a few minutes.

Any questions?

- Can I make one request?

- Are you ready?

- Are you wearing the glasses?

- Yes.

- Make it so.

- There we go,

just a little hill.

- Ugh, he's speeding up.

My god.

Ugh!

- What're you doing?

Come on.

- Okay.

- Here we go, you're doin' good.

There you go, nice.

All right, you got this.

- Okay.

- All right, there you go.

- Who's that?

- Marissa barrera,

current world champion.

- Oh.

Wow.

- Yeah.

She used to compete with

Christy a few years back.

Christy beat her.

- Really?

- Yeah.

I've gotta go get

ready for our session.

- Uh, you're not gonna beat

us with sticks today, right?

- You have to wait and see.

- Hey, Marissa.

- Christy!

Oh, it's so good to see you.

I heard.

- Yeah, it's fine, I'm fine.

- That's so good to hear.

- You in town for a race?

- Uh, no, I uh, I got some

appearances in some, uh,

photo shoots, and.

- That's great.

That's really great.

- It's really good to see you.

- Yeah, good to see you too.

It sucks so much.

Every day I go out

there and train, I push.

I know what I need

to do and I push.

But my body, this

body, won't let me.

That could be me,

that should be me.

Sucks.

- But it isn't you.

Christy, that's not your path.

I used to lift up 300 pound men.

Toss them around like rag dolls.

But yet I didn't have the

endurance to run the mile.

Strength comes in

may forms, Christy.

And you've been showcasing your

every day for the last year.

You know, a lot of people in

the wrestling biz have tattoos.

I never did.

But I got a lot of scars though.

Barbara hated tattoos,

but she loved my scars.

She used to say,

"scars are like tattoos

"with better stories."

It means you felt the pain.

And being able to

tell the stories

means you've grown from it.

- I always thought

wrestling was fake.

- Shhh, hush now.

Scripted, but it's

definitely not fake.

- What is this?

- Oh please Candice, come on in.

- You haven't ordered

the finishers medals?

- And look how much

money we've saved.

- Oh, that's not the point.

- You're right, that's

not the whole point.

I don't believe in

participation trophies.

It diminishes the

achievements of the athletes

that actually succeed.

You know, kids nowadays

are getting rewards

for tying their shoes.

You know what kid of

reward you should get

for tying your shoes?

Not trippin' and

bustin' your ass.

Don't worry, everybody

who finishes the race

gets a coupon book.

- No one wants a coupon book.

What?

- There's over $100 worth of

savings in this coupon book.

- Max, these aren't

participation trophies.

These are finishing medals.

People earn them.

- Well this year, they will

earn a buy one get one free

car wash and cupcake.

From sprinkles.

In Georgetown.

Delicious.

I love it.

- Wow.

- And a side of hummus.

- Come on Natalie.

Push.

Little bit further.

Why, what's the point?

- No, not now.

Seriously, what's the point?

New running outfit?

New running shoes?

- Keep running.

Did you really need new shoes?

- Just keep pushing to

the end of the block.

Rex is probably right.

Spending all this money?

And what do you

have to show for it?

Nothing.

The answer is nothing.

Just like Johns Hopkins.

Two years of med

school and you quit.

I don't blame you.

Med school is hard.

And why would you stress

yourself out like that?

What, are you gonna run

all the way back home?

- When we were younger,

Christy would always beat me,

in everything.

Racing, swimming, card games.

I was in decent shape,

but she was an athlete.

I remember when she won her age

group in her first triathlon

and the second.

She racked up so many

trophies that our house

started to look like

a little brass forest.

And I remember the diagnosis.

It's like all of a sudden

the world changed, you know?

Colors weren't as bright,

sounds not nearly as sharp.

I felt so helpless.

I mean, here she was

fighting and there was

nothing that i

could do about it.

During one of her treatments,

i was walking the halls

of the hospital, pacing really,

and I saw a flier for

triathlon training.

I signed up that night.

It was something,

something that I could do

to take my mind off of

what she was going through,

something I could

do to honor her.

My tribute to her i

competed in as many races

as I could sign up for.

All during her treatment.

And now,

and now here she is.

In remission.

And we're training together.

And for that, I am

endlessly thankful.

All right, let's go run.

- You just gonna keep

ignoring my calls?

Rex told me I'd find you here.

Gotta say, I'm

actually surprised.

- Don't start, sky.

I've been busy.

- Yeah, I know.

I know how this game goes.

- We both do.

- Just sayin' I missed ya.

You know, in this cold

ass pool at 5:
00am.

A commitment that was your idea.

- I know, I'm sorry.

- Zeus is throwing

a barbecue tonight.

You should come.

- I just feel weird since i

haven't really been around.

- That's the good thing.

You haven't really been around,

so they're not sick

of you like I am.

- All right, all right.

- Good, 'cause you totally

missed the open water swimming,

which is, uh, every bit

as dangerous as the pool.

And then some.

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