Walking today I was thinking of all the stories we told when we were training for a marathon. The thing about training to walk a marathon is you have to log a lot of miles (and I do mean a LOT)! And when you spend that training time walking with a friend you get to tell some silly stories - or share some sad or important ones; no matter what kind of stories, you end up with a closer friend than you started with and you know each other better than maybe a lot of other people know you. You see if you walk 7 miles with someone or 13 or more, well, you are going to take a lot of hours. It is different than running - first off running takes less time - and secondly, I don't have the ability to talk much if I tried running. Yes, I know the test is to run at a pace where you can carry on a conversation, but for me, if I am carrying myself that's about all the breath I have left over - no gab-fests.
But, walking is different; you have breath and you can use it to get to know a friend - or develop a new friendship where once you were acquaintances. Walking is just plain good for your soul.
Today my exercise was a slow jog at a pace that still beats my overall best times walking even when I was in training - or even when I did that 10k as a walker...the entire time in front of the pace car and the ambulance...let's not talk about that. Suffice it to say, as a walker they didn't know what to expect from someone so far behind the pack - but also as a walker I was in great form and my pace that race was exceptional (for me) - but now, adding a bit of a jog to my routine certain days (like this morning) I have upped that time - and you know at the end of the day I still feel great and I can walk tall knowing I am a runner (have been since my first entry blank - that's the rule) and not a couch potato.
Now for some Bryers Mint Chocolate Chip. 40 to go
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