On Sunday evening, I ran with a long time Klang Pacer Athletic club member, Mr. X. We ran 6 km on the roads along in the housing estates. Mr X was the one who introduced me to the club. After finishing the run, we walked in the stadium, Mr. X said "I used to smoke 20 cigarettes, a day".
Did I hear that right ? Mr X is the epitome of fitness and health. Looking at him, I can hardly believe it he is a former smoker. He added he quit smoking just after he joined Klang Pacer club. In fact, he had smoked cigarettes since his school days. He was still a smoker during the early days in the club. The other club members looked at him in strange way when he smoked after the training sessions. One day, he decided to quit "cold turkey". He stopped. Just like that 15 years ago. He is no longer a smoker but is now a runner.
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