Age, weather, and walking

 

 

I walk a lot.  Most days.  Often for several miles.  Sometimes for five or ten.  Once every few years I walk a marathon distance just to see if I still can.  During the summer though, when we’re here, I don’t walk so much.  It’s the heat.  At 90 or 100 degrees, I go walk around in the sunshine for a mile, 20 minutes, and call it good.  I’m ready to get back inside where it’s cooler.  I know that’s the age factor.  When I was younger, I used to love running in hot weather.

 

So every fall I have to wonder: When it cools off, will I be walking as much again, or will I naturally walk less because another year has gone by.  Is it just the heat abbreviating my outings or will I find the age factor reigns.  No conclusion this year.  We’ re not there to the cool weather yet.