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SFGate’s Healthy Obsession column recently featured a Richmond District resident who is an avid walker. Well, “avid” doesn’t quite do him justice.
Stanford Chandler began walking from his home to work at George Washington High School 30 years ago. Since then he’s logged 25,000 miles walking – that’s enough for 3 round trips to New York City.
Chandler, who is now 82, originally started walking because he got fed up waiting for MUNI to take him to work every day. He says his greatest accomplishment was reaching the 10,000 mile mark. He’s also lost 30 pounds in the last 3 years.
His advice to rookie walkers? “Don’t wait to walk. I walk daily, rain or shine, like the mailmen of old.”
How’s that for a New Year’s resolution?
Read the full article at SFGate.com
Sarah B.