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My first Stroll in awhile » ClearSkies

Posted by verne on November 9, 2005, at 12:20:43

In reply to Re: off topic, again » verne, posted by ClearSkies on November 9, 2005, at 8:38:28

Thanks to you and Reggie's encouragement I made it out the door. At first I aimed for a drugstore about 14 blocks roundtrip. I took the easy back way on less trafficed streets.

Before I knew it, I pushed on to another destination and wound up walking 41 blocks - in a little over an hour. Perhaps, I pushed it too much because I nearly upchucked at the midway point.

On my return trip I walked along a busy stretch of highway - a pedestrian's nightmare - and then down a long busy street with no sidewalks. I won't repeat that mistake but it's like living in New York. Once you've done that, you can live anywhere. Now quiet walks on residential streets won't scare me.

I can't thank you two enough for encouraging me. I was paralyzed. I remember thinking, what's the use taking one walk when it will take hundreds to get into shape?

Once I let go of all the other walks (and zillions of miles) I was able to just put one foot in front of the other. Not to "get into shape" but to just take a stroll.

Verne


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