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    The Race
    The Race
    The Race
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    The Race

    By Mike Bozart

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    A hard-driven, middle-aged, male boss concocts a unique competition for his staff that will take place at night, on bikes, on an abandoned railroad in Appalachia (USA). The motive behind this off-road cycling race is unclear to the five office employees, though the weather is on the fateful mid-October evening. With bright headlamps and puncture-resistant tires, what could go wrong?

    Approx. 4,700 words.

    If this tale were an American movie, it would most likely be rated PG-13 for some foul language.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMike Bozart
    Release dateNov 14, 2017
    ISBN9781370893201
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      The Race - Mike Bozart

      The Race

      By Mike Bozart

      © 2017 Mike Bozart

      John Z. Halpersham III, a 5’-10" (1.78 meters tall); balding; still very much in shape; 44-year-old; often overly demanding; hypercompetitive; currently going through a nasty, lawyer-inflamed, child-custody-involving divorce; salt-and-pepper-Van-Dyke-bearded, bespectacled Caucasian American mid-level project streamliner, just couldn’t stop talking about his idea for a team-building cycling race with his early-30-something work unit of five, four males and one female. He was waving his hands as he spoke and paced to and fro in his 23rd-floor, uptown Charlotte (NC, USA), faux-marble-finished, strategic planning office. When John switched on a ceiling-mounted projector, a crude map appeared on the wall next to him, which looked like this:

      The track for the race will be the New River Trail, Mr. Halpersham boldly stated in his Queens [the borough in New York City] accent. How many of you know where that is? Could I see a show of hands? Now, don’t be shy.

      Two of the men, both white 31-year-olds, Bob and Richard, nonchalantly raised their hands. They respectively thought to themselves: He must have drunk at least five cups of coffee today. / What is he on about now? Did he make that map?

      Ok, for you other three that don’t get out much, John continued, "it’s in southwestern Virginia – only two short hours from ye olde Crown Town. [a

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