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Here comes our athlete, boys!

A round of applause and loud giggles welcomed Scott into the pub. His beer awaited him on the table.

A month prior, his wife had challenged him, saying that he would never run five miles in under an hour. He had quickly figured that he could easily trot to the pub, have a couple of drinks with his buddies, and run back home, just sweaty enough to make his workout believable, after a little more than said hour.

So you’re going to let her win the bet?

Scott grinned.

Not if I don’t give up ”trying”…

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This year, I am dedicating my A to Z Challenge to 100 words pieces of fiction, based on unusual (sometimes a little obsolete) words. If you’d like to get the full list of my challenge posts, just click here.