I was always a runner and in pretty good shape for most of my life so far．Then I lost my job and each day I just couldn't get myself out there（26） ______ （run）．I put on weight，（27） ______ just made me feel worse about （28） ______ （I）．
I finally run again but it's much （29） ______ （hard） than it used to be．I went out for（30） ______ run the other day and I had almost convinced myself to give up when I （31） ______ （hear） someone say"You can do it!It's hard，but you can do it!"There was a lady （32） ______ （walk） the other way and had the biggest smile （33） ______ her face．
Those words of（34） ______ （encourage） came at a time when I was ready to give up．I finished my run and now every time I feel like giving up I hear her in my head and it gives me motivation．
I've never seen her again，so I've never been able to thank her and let her know the effect of a few simple words from a （35） ______ （strange） had （and still have） on me．