Blog Response #2
Choose a character from your book. How do you envision this character? Use your words to describe how this character looks, acts, and behaves. Also, discuss the impact this character has had on the story up to this point. Would you be friends with this character, or would you avoid him/her? Why? What role does this character play in your book? If this character was not in the book, would the book change? Why or why not?? (Remember to give specific details and a complete blog entry, and don't forget to comment on two other blog entries! Happy Blogging! :)
my character is Jen, she's tall, strong, and athletic, she's well behaved but she always acts like everything's okay when really she has a lot of at home problems, if she was not in the book i feel that there wouldn't be as much conflict because half of the conflict in this book deals with her moms boyfriend raping her.
ReplyDeletewhat are some other conflicts or struggles you noticed are happening to Jen?
Deleteshes not very close with her mom, she doesnt trust anyone, she gets raped and threatened by her moms boyfriend
DeleteSarah, a character in my book also has similar struggles. It is sad.
DeleteI'm reading stotan and i choses Norite he has a past his family life is not the best his dad is abusive but they wont leave. i think he plays a big role in the book because he's right now one of the main problem's happening. he is on the quitter side but still talks a a lot. i think it would change the book if he wasn't in it because he's on of the main focuses right now.
ReplyDeletewhat are the problems that he's caused?
DeleteIf the father is abusive why won't they leave are they scared to?
DeleteI feel like Nortie is a huge part of this book to because of all the stuff he has to go through with his family.
DeleteNortie reminds me of jen in my book chinese handcuffs
DeleteMy character name is Louie, he is a young man that focuses on his values and those values guide his actions, Louie is a tough man but also struggles with the opinions of others in his small town, without Louie this book would be completely different, being he is the narrator of the story and the story revolves around his life.
ReplyDeletewhat kind of values?
DeleteWould you like to be friends with Louie? He seems like a nice guy.
DeleteIf Louie wasn't in the book, I think the team would start playing dirtier than the coach was already making them play.
Deletemy character is Dillon. i look at Dillon to be a determined individual who is athletic but doesn't have a goal for sports, in fact it seems as if he despises sports and his school. But i think he is determined to be better than his brother in everyway possible. i would not be friends with Dillon just because he is so blank. So far he has been a solid impact on the story. His brother had killed himself and you get to read the thoughts Dillon truly has about his brother and his cowardness. Now i am seeing Dillon possibly fall into love.
ReplyDeleteyour falling in love with Dillon?
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DeleteCan you elaborate more on why you wouldn't be friends with him? like what do you mean he is blank. who is Dillon falling in love with?
DeleteWhat book are you reading
DeleteDillon explains things in a sarcastic way.
DeleteI'm reading Stotan and the character I'm pick is lion. he is a senior in high school and he is very energetic, he is always making jokes and trying to make everyone happy. i think he has a very big impact on the story since without him i believe that the group would be as strong without him, when things get tough he's always there to motivate the team and keep there spirits high, and makes them look at things differently especially when they get harder. personally i have no clue if i would be friends with this character considering at times he seems a lot to deal with. specifically i think he pulls everything together in a good way.
ReplyDeletehow is he a lot to deal with?
DeleteDoes he pull the group together in a good way or just himself together in a good way?
Deletedoes repulse others because he is unhappy
DeleteThe character i chose was Dillon, he's tall, built good, smart, athletic ect. he's been behaved and worrying about Jen, and why she's falling apart. i would be friends with this character, because he cares for his friends, and is respectful. their wouldn't be much conflict in this book, most of the conflict deals with Dillon, and his problems, or Jen's problems that he's trying to figure out. if it wasn't for Dillon.
ReplyDeletewhat are dilons conflicts and the problems hes dealing with
DeleteHis brother Pres, killing himself. Figuring out who to choose from, Stacy or Jen.
Deletei envision boomer to be a big guy in good shape. boomer is a cocky character that thinks he is better than everyone else. boomer plays a big role in running loose because he is always picking on Louie and tries to fight him. i would not want to be friends with someone like boomer. i think the book would be different if he was not in the book because he is the reason Louie quit football .
ReplyDeletei agree boomer has no reason to be the way he is to louie and i think i makes the book interesting that they do not get along
DeleteYeah if there was no character like boomer in this book the book would be boring and not as interesting as he makes it he's a good character in the book to keep it going.
Deletebrayden domeyer i think boomer is important to the story, do you think he will become nice
DeleteBoomer needs to grow up and start treating others with respect
Deletemy character is Nortie he is tall, skinny and on the Stotan swim team. He is quiet most of the time but can also be energetic. Nortie is important to the book by being the type of friend that supports people. He has a lot of trauma in his life so if Nortie wasn't in the book the trauma with the other characters would not make sense. I would probably want to be friends with him because he is a good friend to the other characters in the book.
ReplyDeleteso what you're saying is nortie and his trauma is holding together everyone else's like glue
Deletedo you think the book would change if nortie didn't have all the trauma.
Deletestotan is my book. a character from it is lion (yes that is his name). he sets fires in people's hearts (figuratively) and fires in cafeterias (literally). peeps would be less motivated without this mans (i think i don't remember much of this snooze fest). i don't know how the book would change without him but i bet it would be for the better because there would be less characters to remember (mostly forget) and less words to read.
ReplyDeleteWould you recommend this book to someone else? The starting of fires interests me.
DeleteYou should dive deeper into your book on the weekend and get to know this book. It seems like a really good book to read from your point of view. Would you like to be friends with him?
DeleteWhy does he start fires in peoples hearts and the cafeterias? This man sounds dangerous!
DeleteI'm reading Stotan, and my character is Nortie, Nortie grew up with an abusive father and is very quiet, he's been through a lot in his life and is always there for his friends because he knows how it feels, i feel if nortie wasnt in the book it would take away a lot of the emotional connection from certain readers to the book
ReplyDeletevery smart and stuff
Deletehe is emotion connection man that norton anti-virus
would you be friends with Norite. and what is his purpose in the book
Deletei can agree that a lot of connection would be lost without him. but i also think that he could be removed with only 10-15 pages removed/changed as when he is not the center stage he is usually quiet in the background, not really doing much.
Deletei choose becky i believe she plays a big part in the book because she i the one who makes louie open up and stand up for him self with football and tells him to not let boomer get to him she makes louie a better person and changes him in a good way though out the book. i would not change much about her in the book other then her ending because i would like to see how she could of changed the book or what would of happened between her and louie.
ReplyDeletewhat happened to beckys ending and what were he main goals for louie?
Deletei agree that she has made Louie open up and do what he thinks is right
Deletebrayden domeyer i agree that becky was very influential, do you think louie was right in his crashout
DeleteI'm reading Running loose and my character that I'm picking is Boomer he is a tall and big kid that is very athletic and probably the best kid on the football team but he is very cocky and likes to play dirty like his coach to win every football game. Boomer is a very rude kid that nobody likes besides the coach and Boomer is always picking on the main character Louie which is the totally opposite of boomer and he wants Louie to quit football and bullies him all the time I think this character puts a big impact on the book because then Louie would not have quit football and it would not be drama on the team.
ReplyDeletei agree i dont think louie would of quit football if boomer was just nice to him and did not have to try and win every game i think louie was right for quiting because of what boomer did to the kid on the other team
DeleteI agree with what you said about Boomer. He is very cocky and I think without him in the book, there wouldn't be many challenges in Louie's life, making the book blah. I think everyone probably knows of a person similar to boomer in real life.
DeleteMy Caracter is Walker ( the main character in Stotan) he is good at swimming and has a good group of friends. his buddies Norite, Lion, and jeff all are on the swim team with Walker. His other friend Elaine (who he has a crush on) is not of the swim team but likes to be around the rest of them. Walker has a girlfriend and he name is Devnee who he wants to break up with. i don't think i would be friends with this character, he seems a little odd. Walker seems to be the leader of the swim team so i do think this book would be different without him
ReplyDeletewhat makes him seem odd that turns you away
Deletei do agree that the book would be different without him, not just in the sense that it would be different because we would not have a narrator anymore but that even if a different character narrated we would be missing an integral character who is important to everyone's stories
DeleteMy character is Jeff. He is tall and strong, he has been through base camp training and pretends like he is better than everybody else because of it. I most likely would not be friends with him because he seems to be annoying, but if he was not in the book I don't think it would change much because most of the problems aren't about him.
ReplyDeletewhat all makes him annoying?
Deletewhat do you think the book would be like with out him. becouse in running loose we have someone just like that named boomer and the book would not be the same with out him, it would be boring and loie woud have no compitation or bully.
DeleteDo you know why he is like the way he is?
DeleteBecky in running loose is a nice and caring person who will do anything to help Louie. Becky is a cheerleader and she is described as one of the best looking girls in the school she wants to always be with Louie. Her impact on the story up to this point is that she would stand up for Louie no matter what and she got him to stand up for himself. I would be friends with this character because she is nice to almost everyone. she is Louie's girlfriend and a cheerleader for the school. Without Becky the book would change completely and because she is the one to get Louie to open up more and stand up for himself and others
ReplyDeleteI can agree with you when you said without Becky, the book wouldn't be the same. I agree, she makes a huge impact on how the story flows. I think that as the story goes on, something might happen between her and Louie that might affect the book.
DeleteYour character Becky is like my character lion in Stotan in the way that there both nice and there always there standing up for there friends there there always encouraging there friends
DeleteI agree that the book would be different without Becky, without her we wouldn't have learned as much about Louie. I think as the book goes on we will see there relationship start to bloom into something stronger.
DeleteVirgil Byrnes is a cruel and guiltless character in my book. (staying fat for Sarah Byrnes) Virgil is Sarah's dad and it was revealed that in the heat of a fight with Sarah's mom, Virgil held Sarah's face into a stove and burnt her. Not only did he hurt her but he did not allow any reconstruction surgeries to happen. Sarah has to be reminded of a traumatic moment everyday just by looking in the mirror. Virgil is huge part of the book because he is the reason Sarah isn't talking, to get away from him. I would never want to be friends with someone like Virgil and I would stay as far away as I could, just like Sarah does.
ReplyDeleteWhy is he so mean did something happen to him in his younger years to make him the way he is?
DeleteI agree with you, maybe something has happened to him when he was younger or maybe when even at the point of life your reading about.
DeleteI Agree with you Virgil Byrnes is a very cruel person. Virgil is very guiltless person for doing that to Sarah and also not letting her get it fixed.
DeleteI agree with you Virgil is not a friendly person and i would not be friends with him either. Why do you think that he wouldn't take Sarah to get her face fixed.
DeleteI agree with you vigil is very ruthless. In my book running loose we have someone just like him named boomer, he purposfuly singled out a black kid and hurt him becouse couch said to.
DeleteThe character I have chosen is Moby from Staying Fat for Sarah. He is an overweight guy named Moby. but he loses weight to get on the swim team, becoming more physically fit. The impact that Moby has on this story is big, playing the role of a semi-main character, knowing everyone. From visiting Moby in the hospital to talking with Dale. I would be friends with him because he seems like a nice dude. This book would change a lot if he wasn't there because Moby and Sarah both created the story by talking about the newspaper and having the conflict of bullying with Dale.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the book would change a lot if Moby wasn't in the book. He has had a big impact on Sarah. I think Moby being overweight and then losing weight is also a huge part of the story because even when he was losing weight he ate a lot to stay fat for Sarah so that he wouldn't lose her as a friend. Do you think that Dale and Sarah being friends has had an impact on the book as well?
DeleteI agree with you that the impact that Moby has on the book is very important and he knows everybody and is very nice to everyone and is a overall nice person in the book.
DeleteBrayden Domeyer
ReplyDeletethe character i pick is boomer cowans he is average height but very strong and tough. boomer is not a good person. he acts like a jerk to Louie the main character and is overall not a good person. Boomer is one of the bad guys in the book, i would avoid him. without him in the book it would be alot more boring and football wouldnt be as prominent in the book.
I agree that Boomer is not a good person and that he bullies Louie a lot. Boomer is a jerk to everyone he meets, making him the book's bad guy. But I don't agree that the book would be boring without him in it. I think this because there are many other supporting people in the book that make the story interesting.
DeleteMy character for the book running loose is Boomer he is a bigger kid and running back for the football team and 1 of the 2 best players on the team. He is a very cocky kid and will bully anyone if he wants to. He listens and does whatever the coach says like how in the book he sends a kid from the other team into the hospital. Boomer also hates Louie and if it wasnt for Carter Louie would get picked on and beat up by Boomer every day. But without someone like him in the book there wouldnt be much thrill in it so i think he fits in with the story very well.
ReplyDeleteDo you know why Boomer is so rude to other characters in the story?
DeleteWhy is boomer so rude in the book was it cause of somthing that happend in his past or something else
Deleteyour character is similar to dale in staying fat for sarah byrnes because dale is a bigger kid and he like to bully kids and beat them up.
DeleteMy character is a guy named Boomer Cowan. I envision Boomer as a white male around 6 feet tall and a very strong kid. Boomer always acts before he thinks and has rocks for brains. The only thing Boomer is good at is sports. The impact Boomer has in the book is major because if it wasn't for him hurting an opponent then the main character Louie wouldn't have quit the team. I would not be friends with Boomer since he is a bully in the book. If Boomer was not in the book I believe that everything would have changed Louie would not have quit football since Boomer didn't injure the opponent.
ReplyDeleteit is weird how without boomer in the story the book would be totatally different
DeleteI am reading Staying Fat and I am choosing Sarah to write about. Sarah got burned by her father when she was younger so she has scars on her face. The book describes her as a heavier set person as well. She is usually a very spunky and outgoing person and doesn't really fear a lot, but right now she is shutting down because her dad abuses her and ran away to a ward to try and get away from him. The character has had a huge impact on the book because Eric, the main character, bases himself solely around her. He didn't want to lose her as a friend when he started getting skinny so he ate a lot to stay fat for her. I think I would want to be friends with her because she always stands up for what she believes in and her friends as well. The book would not be the same without her because the whole title is based off of her and her best friend Eric.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, I am not reading this book but from your point of view i would want to be friends with her because i want someone in my life who sticks up for people no matter how bad you got it, but just to focus on the positive.
DeleteThe character I choose is Dillon from Chinese handcuffs. The reason I chose this character is because he has to deal with family problems and problems with his friends that causes him to sometimes lash out at his principle who seems like he wants Dillon to do more with his life than run in marathons.
ReplyDeleteDo you feel that Dillion maybe just can not stand the vice principle and he is just trying to act cool in front of his friends.
Deletethis character seems interesting i wonder why his principal cares so much about what he does with his life
Deletethe problems your character has with the principle is kind of like eric in staying fat for sarah byrnes because he gets in trouble and his principle is mean to him and eric doesnt want to deal with him.
Deletedo you think that the character you are talking could be misunderstood? is there more to the book that you share.
DeleteHim lashing out at his vice-principle is understandable to me, but do you think you would be friends with Dillion?
DeleteI am reading Stotan, and i chose to talk about Nortie, because with his fear of not being able to move out because he is scared he will leave his mom all alone with his abusive dad because he wont be able to protect his mom from his dad. While Nortie is good with kids, he is scared he is going to end up like his father , because the men in his family comes from Abuse.
ReplyDeleteDo you think Nortie will ever end up being like his father?
Deletedo you think nortie will leave his father and mother
DeleteI am reading the same book and i agree with what you say about Nortie being scared of his father. would you want to friends with Nortie?
DeleteI'm reading the book Running Loose. The character if like to talk about is Louie. I envision Louie as a 6 foot tall white guy with brown hair. I think he is muscular and tough. Louie is an independent person and makes his own decisions. Louie has basically told the whole story, and made the book very interesting. I can relate to Louie as I'm in high school and have played football just like he has. I believe he is a good kid and I think I could make friends with him if he was real.
ReplyDeleteWhy do you believe he is a good kid? How do you feel about his reaction at the football game when Boomer intentionally hurt the new kid from Salmon River? I envision him the same as what you said very athletic and tall.
DeleteI'm reading Running Loose and the character I chose is Becky she is smart, pretty, athletic and caring. She is dating Louie and cares for him and gives him great advice. Becky is a cheerleader and very popular at Trout but is only does cheer to stay fit. The book would be a lot different with out her as she acts as Louie's backbone and gives him the courage to stand up for what he believes in.
ReplyDeleteIf this was happening in your life, would you chose to be friends with Becky? Do you think that Becky is really nice or is she just putting on a show to Louie?
DeleteI would be friends with Becky, I think she is an outstanding young women. Becky stands for what she believes in and is extremely kind while doing so.
DeleteThe character that I choose is Stacey. I envision her to be a average height girl with a cool tone brown hair. She has an innocent tone and behaves like a valedictorian. But, she also has some not so trustworthy parts about her. She has played a pivotal point in the book so far by being Preston's girlfriend. She also has been having a change in character over the book as a whole. If this character was not in my book I believe that Preston would not have killed himself and there would be no plot to the story. I think that I personally would be friends with Stacey because she is kind of like the friends that I have now but towards the end of the book the way she handled things I think that our friendship would turn rocky and maybe even disintegrated. The role she plays is kind of a plot twist character that ties more things together while also creating confusion for Dillion.
ReplyDeleteI agree with how you see Stacy, however I don't think she would be like a valedictorian, definitely smart but just a step or two below that. I also think the book would be much different without her. I however do not think I would have been friends with her.
DeleteFor my character, I picked Carter. I think he's a decent height and I think he's a humble and understanding person. Throughout Running Loose, he gives Louie lots of help and advice to help his situation with either football or Becky. He also protects Louie, as he said that he'd beat up Boomer if he laid hands on Louie. I would try to be friends with him because he's a respectable person and he gives good advice. If he wasn't in the book, I think Louie would be in a really bad spot for the whole book.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that Carter is a very humble guy and an understanding person but i also think that he is selfish because he stayed on the team even though Boomer injured the opponent just so he could get a scholarship. I do agree that Carter is also very helpful since he always lends a helping hand to his friends in need.
DeleteWhy do you think he would be in a bad spot? I also think he is very humble even though he is very good at football he is not cocky like boomer. I like how he tries to protect Louie because he knows boomer wont do anything to him.
DeleteI agree with this Nathan. If Carter was not in the book, what exactly do you think would happen to Louie? I like that Carter is always there for Louie but do you think someone else would stand up for Louie if Carter was not in the book?
DeleteI also agree with you Nathan, without carter in this book I think the Louie would be different, i think that carter is a good friend to Louie
Deletethe character i pick is max the coach he is short but muscley and i imagine he can get angry quick. max has good intentions but i think they come off a bit harsh. he is a nice guy but pushes his students beyond what they think they are capable of, so overall he is a good coach. without him in the book it would be harder to comprehend how hard his students have to work for the Stotan.
ReplyDeleteMax is also a character that I like as well and I agree that he is a very good coach with how hard he pushes everyone on the team.
Deletei am reading Chinese Handcuffs the character i piked is Dillon. Dillon is a interesting character. The way he describes things in the book are nonchalant. the way he told the story of his brother killing him self was i a casual way in my opinion. in the book Dillon is the one keeping people together. i would not be fronds with Dillon Because he gets him self into a lot of trouble. he had bickers going after him. if he was not in the book a lot of stuff would change the bicker wouldn't be in valved in the book. he is Preston is Dillons best friend and killed him self right i front of him.
ReplyDeletemy favortite character is eric calhoune because he is a fat teenager who has a funny sense of humor. he always is making jokes that are dark or kinda dirty which is funny. he also copes with things by making jokes and laughing. he plays a big part in the book because he interacts with sarah and him being friends with sarah shows us some of the crazy things they've done together or just the things they talk about that are interesting, like finiding out what happened to her face was crazy and then also when they wrote about crispy pork rinds was funny. i would be friends with him because he is funny and sounds like a nice guy
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that Eric plays a big part in the book. He definitely does have some sense of humor but I also think that he is serious in situations that he needs to be like when Sarah ran away to the ward. I think I would be friends with him as well because he stayed fat just so that he wouldn't lose Sarah as a friend. Do you think that if he didn't stay fat for Sarah that the book would be different?
DeleteI also like Erics dark humor and fat jokes why does Eric make fun of Sarah all the time is it cause she ugly , fat or both
DeleteThe Character im choosing is Eric the main charater in Staying Fat for Sarah Brynes, why cause he makes some decent jokes about how ugly and fat sarah is, hes also on the swim team even though hes a bigger guy himself to but he joined to he could try and lose some weight
ReplyDeletewould you be friends with him in real life and what would happen if he wasnt in the book?
DeleteI am reading the book Staying fat for Sarah Byrnes. The Character i choose is Eric Calhoune, when i imagine Eric i think of a heavier set kid that acts like he doesn't care about anything and behaves like a nice person and doesn't care what people do. Eric has had a big impact on the story and how him a Sarah Byrnes are best friends and they can tackle any problem they face. I would be friends With Eric because he seems like a nice person and very down to earth guy. This book would change very much if eric was not in the book because Then Sarah wouldn't have any friends and be all alone.
ReplyDeleteThe character I am picking is going to be Lion. I picked him because he is such a positive person no matter the situation. He is a very strong person too, to keep moving on with his life and act like almost nothing has happened after he's lost both of his parents. Another reason I picked him because he is always their for his team and there to help them. He also is constantly telling them that they can do better and they can work harder, make themselves better. Lion is someone that I could see myself becoming friends with if given the chance
ReplyDeleteThe character I chose was Boomer. I imagine him to be a big guy who thinks he can get anything he wants. I think boomer is a bully that nobody actually likes but they have to be nice to him because they are scared of what he would do to them. Boomer has had a big impact on many people in the book so far with how they have to act when they are around him. If Boomer was someone at my school I would avoid him because he is mean to everyone and brings them down. This character plays a big role in the book because he is the star on the football team so everyone know who he is. If Boomer was not in this book I think the book would be boring because he plays such a big part and nothing interesting would happen because the book revolves around him and how he treats the other players on the team.
ReplyDeleteI think you described Boomer well, why do you think boomer acts the way he does, do you think there is a reason behind his actions?
DeleteMy character is Jen. She is a star basketball player and very athletic. I picture her with long dark brown hair and she is tall. she is always calm and confident and I think she would be nice to everyone she talks to but she doesn't go out of her way to talk to many people. I think she does really well in school and keeps herself busy so she doesn't have to think about her home life. she is kind of viewed as a love interest for Dillion but it never goes past the first date. she is pretty important to the story considering Dillion is trying to help her get away form her stepdad. I don't think I would be friends with Jen, I mean if I had a class with her I might talk to her but I wouldn't go out of my way. The story would change a lot without Jen because almost the whole second half of the book is about her and how her stepdad is abusing her.
ReplyDeleteIm reading staying fat for sarah byrne and the character i choose is Virgil Byrnes. Virgil is a mean person he burned his daughter with a piece of burning wood and would not take Sarah to get the right medical help she needs. He was never there for her when she was in the mental hospital. He he just a very cruel person I would stay as far away from him as possible.
ReplyDeletei agree with you, this sounds like a horrible person who needs to be put in jail
Deletedo you why he burned her with a lighter? I thinks she needs to go to jail for that.
Deletethe character i pick Louie. in the book running loose. he has a lot of ambition and love for football but he did not let that get in the way of his morals. Louie is a good kid that cares about everyone, not just his friends and team mates. he has gone through a lot loosing his girl friend to a car accident. I would defenitly want him to be my freind. becouse we have both suffered simmiluler events and is a all around great guy and is the back bone of the book.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about how he cares for other that dose make him a good kid.
DeleteI am reading Running Loose and the character I chose was Louie. Louie has lots of love for the game of football but also knows right from wrong. Louie cares about all people not just the ones close to him that is why I would like to hang out with him because of the compassion he has for others. Louie's role in the book is the main protagonist, the book follows Louie threw life. without Louie, running loose would be severely different.
ReplyDeleteI am reading running loose and the character i choose is Louie. The reason i chose Louie is because he did the right thing by standing up for the kid on the other team by yelling at his coach and basically telling his coach of and the principal for have the team cheat and try to take out a kid for be better at football.
ReplyDeleteWhy does the couch tell them to cheat?
DeleteI choose Nortie only because I feel like he has had the family background and that he isn't really scared to have people know what is going on in his life. I feel like he has a huge part in this book because of how his dad is abusive and how his mom won't leave but it only takes his friends to get him to where he needs to be for the meets, they have. this book would change if he wasn't tin it only because I feel like he is kind of the main character besides Walter.
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ReplyDeleteThe character I choose is Dillian from Chinese handcuffs. The reason I chose this character is because he has to deal with family problems and problems with his friends that causes him to sometimes get angry and lash out at his principle who seems like he wants Dillian to do more with his life than run in marathons.