Originally Posted by
scroca
I'm with you.
I just flat out don't believe the story. The article says it's a 21 mile walk to work, which is 42 miles a day.
Walking takes too long. What happens when it's icy? Deep snow? Heavy headwind?
Even if he ran, though it would cut his travel time considerably, I don't believe he would hold up. How many runners do you know that can maintain that kind of mileage?
I'm 250 lbs. and walked for 2.5 hours each way on my route. I'm not sure if I could do 21 - but if it was the difference between me meeting my goals and feeding my family, or not - I'd suck it up buttercup and walk til I dropped.
I walked 14 miles round trip to work at the university for 7 months this year because I sold my bike to pay for my last semester of graduate school and my wife needed my truck for her job. I feel for him and, while I can relate, I'm glad to be back on a bike making real money finally. I couldn't imagine doing what I did for 10 years knowing that there was no light at the end of the tunnel.