IN JR. HIGH, WE WERE ASKED 2 RUN A MILE AT THE BEG. & END OF THE YEAR. R GRADE WAS BASED OFF R IMPROVEMENT. GYM WAS NOT MY FORTE, BUT I WANTED STRAIGHT A'S. SO 2 ENSURE AN "A", THE 1ST 1 I WALKED (& JOGGED IF I SAW THE TEACHER). THE 2ND I REALLY RAN. REMEMBER THIS: "MY KIDS PUSH ME—I WON'T LIE—THERE R DAYS I FEEL DONE TRYING, BUT THEN I REMEMBER THINGS LIKE A CARD FROM ZACH 2 KEEP EXERCISING, OR A WISH 2 SANTA THAT I CAN WALK". NOW, EVERYTIME I TRY 2 "WALK," MY “PERSONAL TRAINER” (MARK) WON’T LET ME! I THINK MY 1ST 30 YRS. OF LIFE, I "WALKED," SO I BETTER "RUN" NOW!