Gretchen can be a good runner someday she has the endurance to. As Squeaky said maybe they could both coach Raymond to be a really good runner just like them. Gretchen at first seems to be very determined to beat Squeaky in the May Day races. Even though Gretchen knows that she was going to beat her. Gretchen gave it her all to win the race. Even though she did not succeed she still tried.