Activating the 13-Mile Walking Commuter
Mark Jefferies, 46, a St. Louis environmental review officer, walks 13 miles round-trip between home and work every day. That's about 60 miles a weekâmore distance than many recreational marathoners log.
Mark, who holds a sub 15-minute per mile pace, does it for exercise and to save money. He collects $500 from aluminum cans and saves $775.50 per year by not using public transit.
He carries an old pre-paid cell phone, a small AM/FM player, a decoy wallet (in case of muggers), and no wristwatch while walking 3 hours and 10 minutes each day.
"I would never want to go back to how I felt when I did not walk," he said. "So I think, whether there's a destination or not, I still like to walk, especially at the 4 mph pace. Anything else is just a stroll."
Note: Special thanks to Activeness reader Marshall for the heads up on our hometown commuting walking warrior.
Mark, who holds a sub 15-minute per mile pace, does it for exercise and to save money. He collects $500 from aluminum cans and saves $775.50 per year by not using public transit.
He carries an old pre-paid cell phone, a small AM/FM player, a decoy wallet (in case of muggers), and no wristwatch while walking 3 hours and 10 minutes each day.
"I would never want to go back to how I felt when I did not walk," he said. "So I think, whether there's a destination or not, I still like to walk, especially at the 4 mph pace. Anything else is just a stroll."
Note: Special thanks to Activeness reader Marshall for the heads up on our hometown commuting walking warrior.
posted by JPD at Saturday, March 11, 2006
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