Fast Girls

Good morning, London.

Ifs 6:00 a.m. and a lovely spring morning out there.

Looks like we got a great summer ahead of us.

And more news, traffic and travel for you in 15 minutes

but for those of you just falling out of bed right now

here's a track guaranteed to get you moving this morning.

Morning, sunshine. How you doing?

Yeah, I'm all right. How you doing?

All right, Linford?

Ready? Whoo!

Chop chop. I've got to get back for a delivery.

When are you gonna get a new tracksuit?

- This is vintage. - It's a relic.

- Well, you need new spikes. - I'm broke.

Well, nail it on the weekend

and you'll have new spikes coming out of your ears.

Come on, Linford! Show her how it's done! Go!

All right, then, what's that time gonna be on Sunday?

- Under 23. - That's right, because then we...

- We qualify. - Exactly.

World Champs, here we come. Go on, then. Get ready.

Okay.

On the one!

Three, two, one!

Pump it! Push into the bend!

Good!

Bring it home, through the line.

- Still half a second off. - Oh, you want more?

- I got more. - Well, bloody well do it then.

Stop wasting your breath.

- You're the boss. - Yes, I bloody well am.

Linford! Get out of there!

Hey! Hey, Shania.

Come here. Where's that sister of yours, eh?

What? You tell me. She lives with you, innit.

No, I heard she moved back in with you.

- Well, she didn't, so you heard wrong. - Is that right?

Yeah, Daze. Look, I don't have time for this, man.

If Tara knows what's good for her she will call me. Today, yeah?

- You're gonna tell her that. - All right.

- Good. - Bye.

- Hey, make sure you tell her, yeah? - I'll tell her.

- Oh sh... Don't answer.

I swear, if he calls me one more time...

- Tara! - Don't start, Shania.

I got enough going on. That man is driving me crazy.

I swear, if he comes anywhere near me again...

Are you gonna turn that shower off?

Why have you always got to give me grief?

Hi, baby. Hello, Auntie.

Not you, as well?

Oh, look, please, just for a couple of days?

No way.

Please, Auntie P. She can stay on the sofa with me

and I promise that we won't get in your way.

Fine, fine, fine.

Thanks, Auntie.

Thanks, Tyrell. Actually, yeah, training was all right today.

Yeah, it weren't too bad, thanks.

- Ah, there she is. - Good luck today, darling.

Don't waste the luck, Mum. It's just for practice.

- Oh, right. just because you've already

been selected, doesn't mean you don't need the practice

- or the luck. - Sorry, Dad. Mum...

- Love you. - Nice to see you, Ellie.

Hi, Lisa.

Hi.

Jane wanted to come and support today.

Great.

How's your mum?

Uh, sorry, Jane. It's a family tradition.

We always go quiet before a race.

It's part of the preparation. Right, darling?

Come on, we're starting in a few minutes.

Is that Lisa Temple?

Shania, listen. Focus on your own race.

- Okay. - She already got her slot.

If you run the way I know you can, the last one's yours.

- All right? - Yeah.

You have as much right to be here as they do.

Now you go and show them that. Go on.

- All right. Take that for me. All right. - Yeah.

And the next race is the final qualifier for the GB sprint squad.

With the World Championships at the end of the summer,

Only one place remains.

The fastest 200-metre time, sub 23...

- Good Luck. - ...will take the spot.

Good luck to them all!

Quiet, please.

On your marks.

Set.

Andrews in lane three, up with the leaders.

This is a fast opening quarter.

- Round the bend. Chapman in the lead. - Yes!

Andrews is pressuring.

Twenty metres to go! And Andrews takes the lead!

- Andrews it is! -

- Shania Andrews made great time there. -

She'll take the final place in the GB squad.

- Congratulations, Shania... - Yes!

On a great rare.

- Joining local hero Lisa Temple... - Whoo!

- ...at the World Championships. Who's that?

Shania Andrews. Local girl.

And has she broken 23 before?

She's been building steadily all year.

Well, considering she missed last year altogether, I'm impressed.

It looks like Lisa's got a rival.

That will be good for her.

Keep her focussed.

Take care.

Ah, got yourself a winner there.

Oh, sorry, Tommy Southern, GB relay coach.

Brian Johnson, shopkeeper.

Shop... Ah. I thought you were Shania's...

Well, I give her a hand, you know.

Oh. How do you think she would handle being on the relay team?

Why don't you ask her yourself? Shania Andrews, Tommy Southern.

- Hi. - Pleased to meet you.

Ask me what?

I just wanted to say congratulations. You ran a really great race today.

- Oh, thank you. - No problem.

So, I'm gonna be seeing you at the Valley.

Who was that?

Am I dreaming?

I pinched myself in the changing room. I actually pinched myself, hard.

It was a big step for you.

You need to keep your times consistent if you want a medal.

I beat Lisa Temple in a race today.

Did you see my time? Brian, did you time me? Where was your watch?

- Are you even listening? - I'm listening but can I scream now?

Yeah, go on.

Whoo!

What? What do you mean?

- You're coming, too. - I ain't coming.

My job's done.

What? No, listen. Brian, they'll fund you and everything.

Look, I promised that I'd help you get in the door and I have.

What? Where you're going, you're gonna need more than one bloke and his dog.

- Are you serious? - Yes.

It's up to you now.

Tara?

Yeah.

Tara, I won.

- Did you? - Yeah. Made the national team.

I get to train with them, and then I'm going World Champs, everything.

- Really? That's heavy. - Yeah.

Look, I'm going shop, do you want anything?

Uh, no, I'm all right.

I did it, Mum.

- Shania. - Oh, hi, you all right?

- Hi, good to see you again. - Yeah.

- How you doing? - Not too bad. You?

Come this way. Very well, thank you.

Okay, so, our coaching squad will be making sure you hit your targets.

And we need to get you kitted out.

- Who's your sponsor? - Um, I don't have one.

Okay. So, you've got your own kit then?

I think we can get you some better spikes than that.

- Come with me. - Okay, then.

Stand by.

Knees! Lift those knees!

Dropping your shin. Don't drop before...

Who's that?

Nobody.

I'm just gonna speak to this new girl, just go train with the girls.

Hello.

So, how you feeling?

Bit like I'm going to be arrested for trespassing

but I'm all right, thank you. How are you?

Ah, you know, divorced, stressed, underpaid.

Think I found a lump in the shower this morning.

This isn't about me. This is about you.

You're here because you're the third ranked woman in Britain.

So how about doubling your chances of a medal?

- What do you mean? - Relay.

I've got a space on the team and it's yours if you want it.

Yeah, I've never really run the relay before.

Same principle as the solos - run fast, win race.

Yeah, I'm just... I'm not very good with teams, though.

- Come and meet the girls. Come on. - All right.

Hey. What are you guys doing standing around?

We're not standing, we're stretching, Coach.

Yeah, stretching my arse. Limber up, please.

Before you do, I want you to meet Shania... Andrews?

- Andrews. - Shania Andrews, this is my relay squad.

The fastest girls in Britain.

Rachel, long jump, Belle and Sarah, hurdles,

Lisa Temple you know,

and of course, the legend that is Trix Warren, 100 metres.

- You all right? - I'm Carl, team physio.

Welcome to the team.

Carl will be yours throughout the season.

His brutal touch, your reward for being a part of the relay squad.

I'll be gentle.

So, what, she's joining us, then, Tommy?

Well, she broke 23 in Surrey last week.

So, I think that's worth an invite, don't you?

Yeah, we'll see.

Great. Well, we work around everyone's solo events,