News — Quitter

I remember a time when I was first to give up, especially with physical activity. People told me, and I told myself for so long, “You have Asthma. It’s totally fine for you to sit this one out; your lungs suck and you might die.” Or less dramatic, “Running’s not my thing.” I thankfully skipped President’s Challenge – whose arbitrary pull-up metrics are those anyway? – and read books in the sun on the bleachers, blue inhaler always visible to runners passing by. Whatever, Kevin Cooper, have fun trying to beat your SIX-minute mile! It was all fine and dandy. Decent...