+9 last night at the track.
There was an older man (50-60?) there who did one lap of the track. It looked like he'd had a stroke - he seemed to have limited use of the left side of his body, and walked very slowly, using a cane. It probably took him more than 15 minutes to do a single lap of a standard 400m track, but still, he did it, and even carried a small hand weight in the hand that wasn't holding his cane. After that, he had to navigate four half-flights of stairs back up the hill to the parking lot. He also accomplished that, albeit very slowly, and clutching the hand rail. I admired his determination to get out there and get some exercise, despite obvious limitations. He could just as easily said the heck with it, and put himself in a wheelchair for the rest of his life, but instead, he was hitting the track and moving, the best he could, under his own power.
It really makes me appreciate the fact I've had no major health issues in my lifetime, and I'm able to run without issues.
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There was an older man (50-60?) there who did one lap of the track. It looked like he'd had a stroke - he seemed to have limited use of the left side of his body, and walked very slowly, using a cane. It probably took him more than 15 minutes to do a single lap of a standard 400m track, but still, he did it, and even carried a small hand weight in the hand that wasn't holding his cane. After that, he had to navigate four half-flights of stairs back up the hill to the parking lot. He also accomplished that, albeit very slowly, and clutching the hand rail. I admired his determination to get out there and get some exercise, despite obvious limitations. He could just as easily said the heck with it, and put himself in a wheelchair for the rest of his life, but instead, he was hitting the track and moving, the best he could, under his own power.
It really makes me appreciate the fact I've had no major health issues in my lifetime, and I'm able to run without issues.
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