My wife used to be a couch potato
The only exercise she got was to do her nails
Or to miserably climb on and off the scales
And occasionally eat an avocado
There were times when she would hoop
Or engage in a bit of Zumba
A little dance a little rumba
Hiding away in a little group
Never ever did she get up a sweat
Or raise the heartbeat above resting
Nothing ever was really too testing
Her calorie intake never under threat
Then she found she would try running
Using a little app on her phone
So she didn’t feel all alone
Her motivation, to look stunning
When she looked in the mirror
To be pleased what she saw
To stop being a dieting bore
To simply feel a little thinner
Well yesterday she did a 10k
In a time of 1 hour and 12 minutes
So good there are simply no limits
To what she can eat at the Chinese buffet.
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Author:
The Retired Bloke (
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- Comment from author about the poem: Less than a year ago my wife started a couch to 5k running programme. Yesterday she completed her first ever 10k run. This poem is “loosely” based on this achievement.
- Category: Humor
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Comments4
Thank you The Retired Bloke.
A great poem!
Congratulations to your wife for completing her first 10k
Keep writing
FineB
Thank you. I will pass on your regards to my wife.
Take me over 2 hours to walk 10K - a bit over 6 miles? You a potato now?!
No...not quite. I go along with her.
May her progress show her the way to fine health.
Thank you.
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