"Women running for any reason other than to get out of trouble is a fairly recent phenomenon"
"The treadmill was invented to punish prisoners with work... Gyms are where such exertions are restaged, only with consent and for a fee. If one were -in a moment of disquiet-to launch a diatribe about what's wrong with wealthy Western cities, a gym would be a good spot to start."
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