I was ready for the race of my life.
I had been in training for the better part of the last two years for this. The race I was entering was no ordinary race. I mean, I would regularly compete in marathons and triathlons in preparation for this. In fact, I had to think up new training that would prepare me because ordinary training tactics would be too easy. It was grueling and I wanted to quit more than once, but I made it through and now it was time for the final test: a marathon in the Himalayas.
We weren't running to the top of Everest or anything, that would be insane, but it had a route with some pretty good climbs in it. I was excited, to say the least. Something about running and pushing my body to its absolute limits makes me feel exhilarated. That and eating chocolate. I get pretty much the same feeling from chocolate, except the latter doesn't have any feeling of accomplishment to it. You know, for one I have to train for nearly two years, the other I can just take a dollar to the store and sit down on the sidewalk.
So anyway, I have to run with music. I know some running purist probably just scoffed at that, but whatever; I'm not telling you to run with music. So I'm at the base of the Himalayas getting ready to start. I pull out my CD player and turn on my favorite song, “When a Man Loves a Woman” by Michael Bolton, just as the gun goes off. I could run for miles to that song alone. Disaster sets in, however, just when Bolton is about to belt out the epic climax of the song: my CD player runs out of batteries. I start freaking out, wondering what I am going to do. I'm only in the first song of this entire race, am I really going to run that much without any music? Just then, another runner turns to me.
“Hey, you should have gotten this free 24-Pack of Philips Long-Life Zinc Carbon Batteries from DailySteals like me!”
“Oh please, could I have some? I'll buy some from you!”
“YOU CAN'T BUY PAST STEALS, HA!”
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Condition: New
Packaging: Hassle-Free
Warranty: 1 Year
Brand: Philips
Model: R6 (AA); R03 (AAA)
Product Features:
• Zinc carbon
• 1.5V
• Expires 10/2013
• Choice of AA or AAA
• Long-life
• Great for small electronics
What You Get:
• 24 Philips Batteries (Choice of AA, AAA)
