Marathon Man
Jun 6th, 2016 by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
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I lace up my trainers; the park beckons me.
My new Runmaster 3000 watch. Mary’s times improved dramatically using
the mind control feature. Now it’s my turn.
A gust of wind blows the instructions out of my hand. Oh well. How
complicated can a running watch be?
I press a button. My body starts stretching. “Run.” I do; my technique
is perfect.
“One mile completed; Nine hundred and ninety-nine miles remaining.”
Oops.
I try to press the button, but my arms swing forwards and backwards
like pistons. “Stop! Halt! Reset! Help!?!?”
“Two miles completed; Nine hundred and ninety-eight miles remaining.”
From Guest Contributor Ross Clement
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