***This story was inspired by a couple of other stories I read in the past, and so any similarities or things that may look or sound familiar are mere coincidences***
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School was out for the summer. Without the stress of classes and due homeworks, Kunle felt he could relax and work harder on his workouts. Over the last semester, he had hardly had time to run or visit the gym. He felt bloated and seemed to have gained a couple of pounds, pounds he desperately wanted to burn off. The new summer holidays gave him the time and chance to step up his game in getting himself back to shape. He decided to workout at seven every morning. He figured running a couple of laps a day around the track with some full body work would burn off about an hour, giving him enough time to shower and change before heading off to work. He was pleased with his new routine. Because of the absence of students from campus, the track and gym were usually empty at that time of the morning, save for a couple of contractors who were renovating parts of the sports complex. He enjoyed the early morning runs and he was able to get a lot of work done before the sun became too hot.
He had been jogging and exercising by himself for about a week when one morning he noticed someone else on the track. He had been running and was at the two-hundred-meter mark when he saw the person exit the building and walk onto the track. From where he was, he saw it was a young lady. She did a couple of stretches before starting her run. Because of the distance between them, he didn't have the chance to catch up with her before he finished his run. He was in the middle of a couple of stretches when she ran by. Kunle observed her out the corner of his eye. She looked quite fit and she was going at a steady pace. He did a couple more exercises, watching and waiting until she made a final sprint and came to a stop a few yards away from him.
She panted as she breathed heavily, trying to catch her breath. She stretched her hamstrings and powerful leg muscles. She did a couple more stretches and walked up to where he sat on the edge of the track.
"Hi there." Kunle said.
"Hello." She replied. Her body dripped with sweat. She was mixed-race; a half-caste African-American. Her light-colored skin glistened in the morning sun. She had on a pink sports bra and black tights. He could see a slight hint of a six-pack on her washboard abs. Her medium sized breasts pushed against her top and Kunle watched as they rose and fell to her breathing.
"What are you training for?" she brought him back to the present.
"Training? No, I'm not training. I'm just running to keep myself fit."
"Oh. I thought you were an athlete." The girl replied. She flicked some sweat off her forehead with her finger.
"Are you an athlete?" Kunle asked.
"Yeah. I run for the track team."
"School's out."
"That's no excuse for not training."
"That's true. I'm Kunle, by the way."
The girl looked down at him with her large, blue eyes. "Keisha. My name's Keisha."
He reached his hand up and she took it for a shake.
"Help me up." He said.
She braced herself and pulled him to his feet with minimum effort. She was a strong girl.
"Do you jog often?" she asked. They both walked into the building and towards the locker rooms. "I thought it would be a good idea to jog here before going to work in the mornings. I work not quite five minutes from here. How about you?"
"Same thing. I run every day." He replied.
"Oh great. We can work out together then. Push each other, if you don't mind."
Kunle imagined the powerful girl jogging beside him and wondered if he would be able to keep up. "Sure. That's a great idea."
"Settled then. I could come up with a workout routine. It may involve a lot of running though."
"That's not a problem." He tried to keep his eyes on her pretty face and stop glancing at her breasts that were standing right there in front of him.
"Great. So when do you want to meet?" They had stopped in front of the men's room. The ladies' locker room was a few doors down.
"I usually get here by seven in the morning. Gives me enough time to work out before the sun gets too hot. I usually do everything for about an hour, hour and a half tops, get enough time to shower before grabbing breakfast and going to work. I work on campus."
"That's a good plan. When do we start?"
"Tomorrow's a good day, if you're not doing anything."
"Sure. Tomorrow's fine."
"Splendid. See you at seven, then."
She walked away towards the locker room and Kunle couldn't help but stare a bit at her firm arse.
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Over the next few weeks, Keisha took Kunle through the paces. He didn't know there was more to a workout until he went through her regime with her. After each hour, he felt stiff and his muscles ached. He didn't want to seem weak so he tried his best to keep up with her.
"C'mon, you lazy bum!!" she laughed at him one day. They had both been running around the track and this was their tenth and final lap. Keisha had sprinted way ahead of him and Kunle was exhausted. He pushed himself harder.
"That's it. Just a little bit more!!" he heard her yell. She had reached the finish line and was jogging on one spot waiting for him. Kunle roared through the pain as he sprinted the final few yards to the end. He gasped and panted hard, trying to fill his lungs with air. His muscles were on fire.
"That's it!!! I knew you could do it!" Keisha laughed. She wrapped her sweaty body around his in a quick hug.
"Keisha, you're gonna kill me!!!" Kunle panted. His legs gave way and he collapsed on his back and stared at the sky.
"Get up!!! There's no air down there!!! Keep moving. It helps."
Kunle stumbled up and sat. After a while, his breathing stabilized. He stared up at the beaming girl. They did a couple of stretches before heading towards the locker rooms.
"Sometimes next week I want us to do a long-distance run." She suggested after they had showered and before they parted.
