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Tracy Island --Friday 10th August, 7.30 a.m.
Virgil and Scott were waiting in the gym for Alan and Gordon to appear. "Do you know what this is all about?" Virgil asked.
"No idea," his brother replied. "All I know is that Alan asked if you and I would be judges at some sort of competition they're undertaking."
Virgil laughed. "I've never known these two to compete against each other. Maybe it's to do with male testosterone. You know, showing off in front of our new female members."
"I doubt it," his brother replied. "There's no one else here. I'm sure that if the others had been invited they'd have been here by now."
At that moment the two competitors came into the gym.
"Now guys," Scott said. "Care to let us know what this is all about?"
"Alan has challenged me to a couple of gym exercises and a race along the beach," Gordon answered.
Virgil raised his eyebrows.
"Well," Alan continued. "Gordon came in and remarked that I seemed a little out of shape, but he would have been red in the face as well, if he'd been working out as long as I had. So I challenged him to a couple of exercises and a race along the beach."
"Of course the reason for him being out of breath wouldn't have had anything to do with the fact that he was stuffing himself full of Grandma's apple pie the evening before." Gordon chuckled.
"Okay, that's enough. Let's get on with it. What's first?" Scott said.
"The first exercise is to see how many sit ups we can do in two minutes," Alan answered.
"Okay," Virgil agreed, "but I think that you should add a twist. Touch your right knee with your left elbow and vice versa."
Both brothers sat down on the floor and then lay flat on their backs. Bending their knees, at the same time placing their feet flat on the floor and their arms bent allowing their fingertips to touch the back of their ears, they looked to Virgil to start the timer. Scott and Virgil held Alan and Gordon's feet, so that they didn't rise off the mat.
"Okay, ready, set, go!"
Both men simultaneously began the exercise, grunting each time they twisted to touch the opposite knee.
"Alan, that was nowhere near your right knee," Virgil said. "Touch your knee with your elbow each time."
Before long, Virgil called out, "Three, two, one, stop!"
Both brothers lay on the floor, breathing deeply.
Virgil and Scott compared numbers.
"Alan, you did 35 and, Gordon, so did you," Scott said.
Gordon fetched his towel and laid it around his neck. "Are you sure that Alan touched his knees every time?"
"One was nowhere near his knees, but he still managed to do the same number as you, Gordon," Virgil replied.
"So, if there hadn't been one where I didn't touch my knee, I would have beaten him," Alan said.
"Okay, little brother; shall we continue? Next is bicep curls using a 25-pound weight in each hand. Let's see who can do the most," Gordon said.
Both brothers picked up the weights and at Virgil's "Go", began the next event.
This time when they had finished, although neither could continue for more than two minutes, it was Gordon who managed to do three more than Alan.
Both young men headed for their water bottles and each took a few sips of the cooling liquid.
"Okay, let's head for the beach," Alan said.
"No, you need to do some stretching exercises," Virgil stated. "Otherwise you won't be able to move tomorrow."
Both brothers stretched their arms and abs before following Virgil and Scott to the beach. Scott was driving a hover bike. While they were deciding how far to run, they began some leg stretches, knee bends and arm circling.
"I say we run as far as that funny shaped rock, the one just out of sight, and then return," Gordon suggested.
"That's not very far," Virgil observed. "Why not run the length of the beach as far as the caves and back?"
Gordon looked at Alan. "Are you up for it?"
Alan nodded.
"And I intend following on the hover bike," Scott explained, "just to make sure that neither of you cheat."
Both competitors nodded in agreement.
"Ready, set, go!" Virgil shouted.
Both brothers sprinted off, running almost neck and neck, followed by Scott. While the brothers were gone, Virgil tied a tape across from one palm tree to another, to create a finishing line.
"What's happening here?" Dominic asked, as he and Josh came along the beach towards them.
"Alan and Gordon are trying to see who is the fittest," Virgil explained.
"A bit of sibling rivalry?" Dom queried, smiling at Virgil. "Where are they now?"
"Running the length of the beach and back," Virgil replied, "followed by Scott on a hover bike so make sure neither of them cheat."
Josh tugged his dad's hand. "We watch?"
"Of course you can," Virgil said, smiling at the youngster.
It wasn't too long before the runners came in to view. Alan was a little ahead, but Gordon was making up ground fast. Unfortunately, Alan slipped on some seaweed, and half stumbled, allowing Gordon to overtake. Gordon sprinted for the finishing line, arms above his head.
"Yippee, Gordon!" Josh shouted, jumping up and down.
"Looks like Gordon is the overall winner," Scott remarked.
"You owe me, kiddo," Gordon said, holding out his hand.
"Well, I haven't got the money on me; I'll get it to you," Alan said a little huffily.
"Just don't forget," Gordon said, laughing at him.
"I won't," Alan called out as he turned and headed back to the villa.
"Somehow, I don't think Alan is a very good loser," Gordon chuckled, as he and his brothers followed his competitor.
Josh ran ahead of his father as they continued along the beach. "Hey, not so fast. We're not racing." Dom caught the little boy up and swung him onto his shoulders. "I think it's time we headed back for breakfast."
--sibling rivalry by TawnyAngel22 on 12/11/2006
  
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