Because they needed to get the Widow something new to tease them about, though even he could admit that she was very respectful of his relationship with Steve. She just liked the fact that they were old, dressed out of style and so often used language that was as old as they were. Everyone liked that, especially when Steve in particular used old cusses.

He rolled his shoulders and set himself when Steve began the countdown, his eyes focused on both the path he was going to travel and his opponent next to him. He took off as soon as the count of three sounded, the toe of his shoe digging into the dirt as he pushed off. He was approaching top speed within seven paces, but Steve had a longer gait than he did, which meant he needed a lead to start and then cheap tactics if his friend caught up with him.