Rick Riordan Quotes about Speed

Run!” Piper said. “We are running!” Jason picked up the speed. “Run better!” Leo shouted.
Rick Riordan (2012). “The Demigod Diaries (Heroes of Olympus)”, p.103, Penguin UK
I frowned. “You mean Set’s got, like, other evil gods on speed dial?
Rick Riordan (2010). “The Kane Chronicles, The, Book One: Red Pyramid”, Hyperion