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January 9, 2006
From today's paper 
At 94, an avid walker treks 100 miles weekly
About 18 months ago, he decided to walk 100 miles during his birthday week. He made 114. "The more I walked," he says, "the more I liked it and the better I felt, so I kept on walking." He now walks at least 100 miles every week.
Gailey's one-day record is 31.6 miles; his record for a week is 186.2. Last June, he walked 710 miles. He's been known to start at 5:30 a.m. and log six miles before breakfast. "It gives you a good appetite," he says.
— http://www.oregonlive.com/living/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/living/1136602514111400.xml&coll=7
I love the idea of this. But sheesh, that's an average of 14.29 miles a day! I suppose that would keep me out of trouble!!
Posted at January 9, 2006