Read the excerpt from “Raymond's Run.”[My father] can beat me to Amsterdam Avenue with me having a two-fire-hydrant head start and him running with his hands in his pockets and whistling.

The narrator describes her father beating her even though he starts behind her and runs casually, with his hands in his pockets and whistling. This shows that she recognizes and admires his natural running ability. The excerpt does not say she wishes he would take running more seriously or that she enjoys losing.

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