Characters
The worker at Everything Sports.
Tia
Glass Manor
“You can't run away from who you are, but what you can do is run toward who you want to be.”
Coach Brody
A person who is just starting out at something.
Newbie
Running an increasing pattern of 100m sprints, up to 400m, then back down.
Ladders
Castle's mother.
Terri Cranshaw
What Castle throws at Brandon.
Milk
"And excuse me sir, no offence, but who are you?"
Mom
A noisy argument or disagreement, usually in public.
Altercation
Castle thinks Mr. Charles looks like the white version of this famous singer.
James Brown
The captain of the Defenders.
Aaron
What the track team does on Thursdays.
Long run
"Little? Don't ever let someone call your life, your dreams, little. Hear me?"
Mr. Charles
Unusually white animal or plant.
Albino
Brandon's nickname for Castle.
Shack
The "dope man" at the basketball court.
Goose
The colour of the Defenders uniforms.
Electric Blue
"Or like clowns!"
Patty
A disease that affects blood sugar levels.
Diabetes
Patty tries to order this drink at the newbie dinner.
Cherry Coke
This "vet" runner was taken off the team by his parents for getting bad grades.
Chris Meyers.
Castle's mom cooks this for breakfast on race day.
Bacon and Eggs
"You gotta get it together, Castle. I know you've been through some things, but you just can't keep doing this."
Principal Marshall
Sanitary uniforms worn by medical staff.
Scrubs.
Usain Bolt's record for the 100m sprint.
9.58 seconds