me and the 55 sit ups

I can do 25 at once but to do 55 is hard for me. I made it to the aforementioned 25, barely, then rested a minute or so. Taking time off to go to Oregon had curtailed my taekwondo activities for a while, including the sit ups I so dread. So I manage to squeeze out about 10  more. Then I fell back and had to rest, my face hot and sweaty as I puffed and gasped for breath. Master Kim was sitting up at the judges table telling me to take my time. I nodded at him as I didn't have the air to speak. I did five more. The man holding my legs told me I needed ten more. I nodded at him gasped and wheezed a bit as I lay on the mats, then I did four more. He counted off nine, eight, seven, six. I flopped back, gasped a bit then reminded him he forgot to count ten. I needed six more not five. I did three, then rested. Finally I did the last three. Truthfully the last one was about three quarters of a sit up, but I was too tired to care. I stood up to the thunderous applause of my fellow black belts. I bowed to the helper who held my ankles down and then to Master Kim then finally to the audience. Then I went down. One of the other black belts turned and held out her hand to give me five. I felt so good.