Pace-Locked
A runner who’s stuck like a broken record. They can’t get faster, and they don’t care if the whole team is getting better.
My teammate is a pace-locked donkey. He runs like he’s been stuck in traffic for 10 years.
She’s been pace-locked since sixth grade. Still can’t run a mile without crying.
He’s so pace-locked, the coach gave him a stopwatch and a nap.