Each day began with a 6:30 a.m. run in futile attempt to bounce off the unsightly baggage that had somehow accumulated on my thighs overnight.

• 每天都是以一项令人精疲力竭的训练活动为开始-早晨6点30分跑步，无意义地企图摆脱夜里积聚在我大腿上的那种无法看见的赘肉。