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November 28, 2007
Extending an Olive Branch
From the beginning, the Breakaway Fitness Challenge – Part Deux has been marked by ingenious dirty tactics and mind games, which have pushed many supporters to the brink. Over the past few weeks the contest has become even more contentious, with both teams firing off salvos at each other on a regular basis.
With tensions rising to an all-time high, Scott Richter held a surprise press conference yesterday morning to extend an olive branch to Chubby’s Angels prior to the official weekly weigh-in.
“Having monitored my worthy opponents’ performance during the last few weeks I have grown concerned over their ability to reach their weight loss goal without resorting to radical fad diets or cosmetic surgery,” said Scott Richter. “With this in mind, I am offering the Angels the opportunity to retire from the contest, without having to fulfill the obligations of the losing team.”
Reactions were instantaneous once the offer from Team Scott was announced. Fans of both teams were stunned. Vegas odds makers were in a panic, trying to decide how to account for an early ending to the contest. Various retailers and owners of Fitness Challenge themed business seemed even more worried as everyone awaited a response from the Angels. “If the contest ends early, how am I going to sell all of these Chubby’s Angels holiday snow globes?” asked one distraught store owner.
The Angels quickly gathered for a closed door team meeting to discuss Team Scott’s offer. The team emerged from the meeting room with a look of intense resolve and announced that they would not be dropping out of the contest.
“While we certainly appreciate Scott’s gracious offer, we will be staying in the contest for the duration,” said Chubby’s Angels president Jamie Doyle. “As long as I am president, no Angel will be wearing a cheerleader outfit in the office. Unless they just happen to want to dress up like a cheerleader at work one day. We have a pretty relaxed dress code, so if someone really wanted to, I suppose they could wear the outfit on some casual Friday.”
Following the announcement, the teams headed to the Official Fitness Challenge Weigh-in Room to learn whether or not Thanksgiving had affected their nutrition programs. Pumpkin pie, stuffing, gravy, and cranberry sauce were all there for the taking last week. How did our contestants handle the temptation? Visit www.BreakawayFitnessChallenge.com today to find out!
There are only 2 weeks left in the Breakaway Fitness Challenge – Part Deux. Can our participants handle the pressure and hit their goals? Will there be 10 cheerleaders in full uniform performing cheers in the Media Breakaway offices around the holidays – or will the Angels enjoy a relaxing spa day before the end of the year? The pressure is on all of our contestants as the final weigh-in approaches. Be sure to stay tuned to www.BreakawayFitnessChallenge.com and your weekly Fitness Challenge update to watch what just might come down to a photo finish!
Posted by Tom at November 28, 2007 02:58 AM