Then and Now

I seriously started walking when the Covid Lockdown started. I had to get out of the house. Staying home all the time was not an option for me. I have always enjoyed walking and quite often would walk three to five miles at a time before Covid.

My first walk was six miles from the New York border to my house. I was soon walking seven to eight miles a day and it was a struggle. Climbing the stairs when I arrived home after a walk was challenging. I kept on walking and after a month I could enjoy the walks.

Now earlier this week I walked 17.5 miles in one day. I had no trouble doing the walk and I did not feel exhausted at the end of the day. It is amazing the difference between then and now.

Then my plans were to walk all over Stamford. Now I walk all over Stamford and the greater Stamford area.

As I am writing the blog, I am on the train to New York City.  I will get off at 125^th Street and take a subway up to the George Washington Bridge for an appointment. After the appointment I will walk North to the Inwood section of Manhattan and cross over the Harlem River into the Bronx borough. I will Continue walking till I reach the Fordham train station and catch the train to Stamford.

Back Then I would never have planned a walk like this.  Now it is second nature.