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~ 5km fraud movie

An Olympic trainer is training an Olympic runner for the 5KM race. They train several times a week, and every so often, one day is "Race training day" where they do the actual distance of the race. Most of the time the runs are much longer than 5KM in order to build the body up for sugar and fat burning, and muscle tuning. However one day is race training day, and this 5KM run day means the runner will do a 5KM loop around a neighborhood (he doesn't use the oval track for it as that is boring and repetitive) at race pace, full out.

The trainer and him seek out a 5KM loop around the neighborhood that they will use for training on 5KM length race training day. The trainer takes him out in his car and sets his tripometer (part of the odometer) to zero at the beginning, so they can track an exact 5KM distance and end up where they began, in a perfect loop around the neighborhood. This will make training easier to use the same 5KM race loop just for that one day that comes every so often.

While the trainer is driving the car the trainer says "look at that beautiful house isn't it gorgeous?" and the runner looks at it for at least 15 seconds. They head on, and make their 5KM loop. They make it interesting with some turns and little hills, and go back to where they started the car off. He says to the runner "okay do you have that memorized? This will be your fixed 5KM loop that you run as fast as you can, at race pace, and I will time you - or you will time yourself if I am not there that day". The runner says "yes, I really like the loop we chose"

The runner doesn't train on the 5KM loop too much, as running at race pace daily or every second day can be dangerous or cause over training. But when he does do the 5KM loop he is extremely exhausted, to near hospitalization; after all he is training for the olympic 5KM run. To his disappointment, the runner's time on the 5KM loop is not that great. It is acceptable, but needs improvement. He wonders why, as, his other runs on non race training day are very good times.

After training the 5KM loop many times, for many months, the runner is fed up and ready to quit running or at least change to a longer distance race choice, as his times on the 5KM are just not good enough for an Olympic medal. He is definitely fast enough to compete, but not fast enough to get even a 3rd place medal. He knows his 10KM and 15KM times are much better and on par with olympic times. This is when he has the dreaded conversation with the trainer.

The runner says "I'm not ready to compete at a winning level in the Olympics for 5KM. My running time on the 5KM loop is shit. I am better than this. Something is wrong with my 5KM time, I don't think my body is built for the 5KM. I need to either change my distance in the olympics, or quit. I'm not good enough for this distance. After all this training my times for 10KM are much better." The trainer says "Oh your 5KM times are definitely olympic medal times, trust me on this one". The runner says "No, we've been clocking them for months now and they aren't even 3rd place medal ready, I'll be at the back of the pack, or at best the middle". The trainer says "No, the 5KM loop you have been doing is not 5KM, it's 5.6KM. I lied to you. Try to remember back to the drive; remember what I said during the trip when we were recording the distance? Remember the whole trip?". The runner clobbers the trainer in the face and the trainer's nose starts bleeding. The runner shouts "You what? You lied to me you fucker? This whole time I've been race training on a 5.6KM loop and all my times are based on 5.6KM, not 5KM?". The trainer says "Yes, it's a training trick to get the runner moving his times up really fast. I'm so sorry, but you did not have to punch me in the face. Jesus that hurt. I'm really sorry, but I want you to win Gold, and I thought this was the only method that would work, otherwise you might just get second or third place. Grab your shorts and running shoes" he says (while his nose continues to bleed and he grabs kleenex).

"Let's do the real 5KM loop and trim it down to the actual race distance to see what your real time is". The runner grabs his shorts and runners, gets changed, and they drive the real 5KM loop. The trainer says "This time, when I am driving, don't look away, no matter what I say. Watch me the whole time". They go off and drive, he sets the tripometer. A while later, up comes the gorgeous house "Look at that gorgeous house", says the trainer. The runner almost looks, but remembers what the trainer said and watches him, and does not look at the gorgeous house, but almost does, as it is so tempting. The trainer moves his hand to reset the tripometer at that point, when the runner was looking at the gorgeous house, but this time the runner sees him moving his hand to (pretend) press the tripometer to reset it. This is where the fraud occurred. The runner takes his fist and smacks the trainers shoulder, and the runner grabs the trainer's shirt strong and pulls him, roughing him up "you fucking asshole". The trainer laughs, pulls over "now, now, careful, I'm driving". They both laugh, and off they go to complete the 5KM drive to verify a true 5KM loop. They just remove one section down a road that comes back out, and now they have 5KM, trimming off a 0.6KM section. They head back to the starting point and he is ready to run the real 5KM loop.

He runs the 5KM loop like an absolute maniac and machine, and completes the 5KM loop in Olympic Gold medal time. At the end of the loop his face is blood red, and he is so exhausted he could pass out: but he doesn't care, he has done it. He is ready to win the olympics. His trainer pats him on the back while the runner is huffing and puffing like never before. The runner says "you asshole". The trainer says "I know, I know". He goes on to win the Olympics.