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Ten kms ten kilos and ten K

  Ten kms  ten kilos and ten K - the 3 K's "Ten kilometer  is not such a big deal, not hard at all. People run that all the time." "May be not for marathon runners. For me it is.  I am not an athlete." "You used to say you were a cricketer once. "  "Did I ?"  "You know what your problem is? You give up quite easily and you are dead lazy."  "Certainly not.  This is a boring bet to begin with." "Not my problem anymore, bro." This conversation happened a month after the bet was made. So a month has gone by after this conversation (or was it two?).   I don’t quite remember how I got into this one. I was slowly walked into this trap, I assume. Silly me. And even sillier me !! I got myself into not one, but two such bets. Inherent human nature ??? Probably. People who gamble when they lose a bet this could, more or less, be the thought that crosses their mind.     “I will try my luc