question: At the tire place I initially approached a sightly older man , sitting by the open garage , wearing well - used overalls and a conductor 's cap . He did n't work there . He just had a flat . When I found an employee , though , the tire turned out to be in great shape .
Q: What may be the purpose of this post ?

answer: To describe my day

question: I ask how much , and the guy says the diagnostic fee is about 36 bucks . So , they get my car , and I go have lunch at the Denny 's next door . Afterwards , I went for a short walkabout on the car lot , and then went into the sitting room . A few minutes later they call me in , because it was done .
Q: What may be the thing I am getting fixed ?

answer: My car

question: Well she took me under her wing and kept me motivated and strong for the rest of the race . Thank you Julia from Chapel Hill . Interestingly , If I could magically transform into a distance runner ( or work hard to become one which would be more work but is probably more realistic ) I could be a pretty good triathlete .
Q: What is the narrator trying to turn into ?

answer:
An athlete .