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Walking

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There’s an old saying attributed to the Navy Seals:  
“When you think you’ve reached your limit, you’re really only at 40%.”

Well, today I proved it to be true. I set a new personal record for walking: 18 miles! 

I drove to the nearby state park, intending to walk 11 miles to reach my weekly goal of 25-miles-per-week, but a Forrest Gump-like feeling came over me and I just kept walking. 

My previous record was 15 miles on the Withlacoochee State Trail near Floral City, Florida on July 4th, 2018. But today, powered by a ham sandwich, a few potato chips, and a glass of carrot juice, I set my sights on a new record: 16 miles. When I got to the 16-mile mark, and feeling invigorated for having broken my previous record, I thought to myself, “I can do this. I can do 17”. Then I got to 17, and I set my face like flint, and I said, “I’m going for the Gold.”

I believe 18 miles is the most walking I’ve ever done in one day. It’s possible that I did better back in my Boy Scout days, but that was half a century ago and now my memory is kind of fuzzy.

When I started this walking routine several years ago, I was walking a mere 10 miles per week. Oh, how I laugh when I think about those tenderfoot days! Now I can walk barefoot on a beach and proudly display my sandpaper soles and rhinoceros-horn toenails for all the world to see. The only drawback is having to constantly keep my eyes open for poachers.

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Essan

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Excellent!   Walking is arguably the best exercise there is.  Good for the mind as well as the body.

I won't tell you have far I've walked in a day though ;)     But keep it up (as much as you can, given current circumstances)

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MainerMikeBrown

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The most I've ever walked within one day was ten miles.

I've lost a lot of weight, in part, because of going out for walks.

But even when I was as much as eighty pounds overweight, I could still walk long distances (although I couldn't run far).

Simply Bill, eighteen miles in one day is a lot of walking!  Nice job.

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simplybill

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7 hours ago, Essan said:

 But keep it up (as much as you can, given current circumstances

It’s a good tonic for curing Cabin Fever! Lol

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simplybill

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1 hour ago, MainerMikeBrown said:

 

I've lost a lot of weight, in part, because of going out for walks.

Same here, Mike. After a while, I realized how much I enjoy walking and made it part of my routine.

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