A few months ago the company that I work for had a sign in the break room that said there would be a company wide half marathon at the end of the month, and the winner would be given an extra two weeks vacation, along with a $1000 dollar prize.
This was apparently some health initiative they were trying to promote in the company, but all I saw was the money and the time off. When I got home that night, I began to train to win this half marathon. When I arrived back home after a two mile run, all I wanted was to bask in some cool air conditioning and relax. Ten I started to realize the “basking in the air conditioning” part wasn’t going to happen because my a/c unit stopped working last week. I also started to realize that every day when I got back from my run I would return only to a humid house with no a/c I could feel the motivation begin to slip out of me. Then it hit me, why not just invest in a state of the art air conditioning unit before the race? What could be better motivation to go on a jog after a full day of work than coming back to a home that is set to a refreshing 68 degrees! As extra motivation, if I win this half marathon I will be able to pay it off with the prize money I make! The race is only a few days away now, but I have been training as hard as ever during this last month, and I am ready to win this race so I can pay off the new unit I bought, and get those vacation days to put the cherry on top. Wish me luck!