At the beginning of Disc 3, when you control Vivi and are walking around Alexandria, you can race Hippaul. Be warned, this is the ONLY place you can race Hippaul.You'll find Hippaul in the long street in Alexandria, on the left side standing with Hippolady. Talk to Hippo lady and say that you want to race Hippaul.

The basic premise of this minigame is simple. All you must do is alternately tap SQUARE and CIRCLE as quickly as possible. The faster you do, the quicker Vivi runs. When you do it slowly, each press of each button corresponds to one stride of Vivi's legs. However, when you tap the buttons very fast, the length of Vivi's strides increases, rather than the amount of strides. Hippaul starts out very, very slow. As you beat him, he increases in level and gets faster and faster. You get prizes (mostly cards) for every ten levels he increases.

Here is a detailed list of the prizes you will receive when Hippaul reches certain levels.

If you get the Athlete Queen, the Mognet letter in Treno that says: "There is a new champion sprinter in Alexandria. His name is Hippaul!" now its Vivi's name. Not really useful.