Read the following excerpt from “Raymond’s Run” and answer the question. The big kids call me Mercury cause I’m the swiftest thing in the neighborhood. Everybody knows that—except two people who know better, my father and me. He can beat me to Amsterdam Avenue with me having a two-fire-hydrant headstart and him running with his hands in his pockets whistling.

What can you infer about Squeaky’s father from the information presented in this passage?

Squeaky’s father helps her to train for her races.
Squeaky’s father was a runner in high school.
Squeaky hopes that no one learns that her father is a faster runner.
Squeaky is proud that her father is a fast runner.