How Evan Jager Traded Speed for Horsepower

" There's a reason why Evan Jager's dad won't make another bet with his son, at least when it comes to running.

The last bet, back when Jager was a seventh-grader running six-minute miles, cost him a Mustang.

“For some reason he asked me how fast I thought I could run eventually," Jager said, "and I don’t know why, but I told him I could run a five-minute mile. I mean that was a lot of time to cut off to be able to kind of achieve that and win that little bet. But he didn’t laugh at me when I said that, and he just kind of smiled and shook his head and said, 'Alright if you can do that I’ll get you a car.'”

So Jager ran faster and faster and eventually earned himself a Mustang.

“It was a good bet on my part,” Jager said. “I love that car and I drove it around all of high school. I still have it and drive around whenever I’m back in town. My dad didn’t make any more crazy bets after that though.”

Jager’s continued improvement made his running career legendary at Jacobs High School. Students from competing high schools still talk about his speed. "

Click here to read the whole article