A marathon...that's 26 miles. Could you do it with now? With practice? In a dire emergency? It sounds crazy and I wouldn't expect you to run 26 miles but it is necessary, in many survival situations, to be able to walk yourself away from a disaster, a war zone, or other unsavory situation. Besides being a necessary survival skill, walking is also an easy way to exercise, and best of all, it can result in lowered blood pressure, lowered blood sugar levels, and lower cholesterol.
Think of all of the people who suffered in the Louisiana Superdome for more than a week after Hurricane Katrina. Yes, people said they couldn't flee the city because they didn't have a car or couldn't afford gas, but aside from the ill, elderly, and those with many small children, I wonder why they didn't use the two feet God gave them to get to higher ground. I know, it's easy to say "why didn't you...?", I wasn't there and have no idea what other factors influenced these people's decisions, but the ability to take yourself from one location to another (no matter the distance) under your own power is necessary. If nothing else, walking a few miles or more every day will result in better health, but in a disaster it could save your life.
Here's some walking resources:
- Volksmarchers http://www.ava.org/
- Map My Run http://www.mapmyrun.com/
- The Walking Site http://www.thewalkingsite.com/
- Fat Man Walking http://www.thefatmanwalking.com/
Youre right. we have lost the abilities to use our toes (fingers) on our feet . Now whit transportation we are loosing our abilities to walk long distances.
ReplyDeleteSame as our chidren not developing their brains to solve math problems manually because calculators, computers or simple written tables showing them the easy path to solve the problem.
Is hard to decide, do we go high tech or stay with manually problem solving??
I'll say both.
Do we use transportation or simply walk. I say the same . both. one for easy enjoyment of life, labor and the other to mantain physical health. Take streanous walks to the max to keep our bodies prepared to anty eventuality..
Great post, great site.
Raggedy Man.
from Bariloche, Argentina.
Walking is a skill like any other - ignore it and you'll lose it. It doesn't take any _real_ special skills to do it, just a little will...
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