gainer

I didn’t look at the 1/8 mile time until 10 feet past the 1/8-mile marker—that’s what I mean when I wrote 1/8+.  I think it must be the heat that stresses me out; it was 80 today.  I ran the 1/4 mile well.  After a energy-filled partial day at work, I picked up the boys at 2:00.  I’m not working as much because I want to spend more time with them.  We rode home and then I ran.  We ran to the pool, so I did a bit of working out there.  Some swim sprints and longer swims.  A young due was impressed by my gainer.
“When was the first time you did a gainer?”
“About 20 years ago in Newell, Iowa.  The first time I tried, I land flat on my back the next time, flat on my face.  The next time, I got it.  And that was from a high-diving board.”
“How do you do it?”
“Just Do It” is all I could offer.  I told him I expect royalties from Nike. They stole my line—I’d been using it for years when they came out with it.