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June 12, 2019 8 Comments

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The guy in the hotel gym wants to be a boxer. Running on the treadmill, he flicks a flurry of jabs and hooks. Then he turns the speed up all the way and sprints, sprints, sprints. His booming strides terrify the other guests. That is, until he trips and falls and the runaway belt slams him into the wall a foot behind the machine, pinning him in the narrow walking space. He absorbs a massive beating. A woman hops off her stairmaster to help. Here’s this guy trying to be a boxer and he loses his first fight to a treadmill.

By Dan Tremaglio

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  1. Ariffa says

    June 12, 2019 at 7:48 am

    Ooh, what a story! Awesome!

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  2. Rosemary Reader and Writer says

    June 12, 2019 at 11:39 am

    How very painful. One of the things they always warn you against when you start training in a gym.

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  3. Lisa says

    June 12, 2019 at 12:50 pm

    And that is why I don’t go to the gym 🙂 Great story! I loved the way you tied in about being a boxer, and loosing his first fight. Well thought out.
    Thanks for the smile Dan.
    Lisa

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    • Brian says

      June 12, 2019 at 1:12 pm

      Really good story.

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  4. Raymond Sloan says

    June 12, 2019 at 2:47 pm

    Great story. Loved the ending.

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  5. Cathy Cade says

    June 12, 2019 at 7:23 pm

    neatly told

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  6. marypapas says

    June 14, 2019 at 7:24 am

    Like the old saying goes” careful what you wish for”…I enjoyed this!

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  7. davidderey says

    June 15, 2019 at 7:43 am

    Funny

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