Man walking from California to New York

[csyberblue]

pretty crazy stuff!

official webpage

on the site there's a journal and guestbook

 

[dbk]

Wow, that is pretty brave.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Would have been better off doing the Appalachian Trail

 

[Armitage]

There was an article in the local paper about that guy.
I rode a bike across the country, but walking it is really hard-core. At least with a bike, you can almost always make it to the next town for food & water within a day. There are big chunks of the country though, that you'll be days between any significant civilization at a walking pace.

When I did my cross country tour there was a guy walking the same route - the transcon rumor mill & logs were all talking about him. Some small asian dude with a HUGE pack. He was barely moving when I passed him - just trudging along. It was in Kansas I think. I topped off a water bottle for him.

He hardly spoke any english. I wonder if he made it?

 

[stan394]

wow, just wow

 

[m2kewl]

now if all the fatasses in america do this, we can beat obesity!

 

[opticalmace]

seems to me it will take much longer than he predicted, at his current rate

 

[Koenigsegg]

How is this even possible, with all the freeways and all?

 

[Nebor]

Good for him!

He should take Smackem's girlfriend along.

 

[Ricemarine]

Run Forest Run!

 

[Bootprint]

I hope he remembers to break in his new shoes before the old ones completely die, or he might end up with messed up feet.
It's always fun to be a couple of kilometers/miles from home and discover blood in your socks.

 

[rocadelpunk]

he's supported by scenesters

Kaili_rob_2.jpg

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: Ricemarine
Run Forest Run!

EXACTLY what I was gonna post, you bastid!

 

[BigLouis]

Sounds like something to do if I want to look emaciated by the end of the trip

 

[MrDingleDangle]

crazy...why couldnt he just get on a treadmill for 4 hours a day...

might be a better way then risking his house, car and family

 

[hevnsnt]

Man thats cool.. I hope he comes through KC

[edit]
Just saw the Route

No KC

[/edit]

 

[ComputerMonkey]

Wow, this is going to take forever. He left on April 10th and on the site it says that as of yesterday he has travelled approximately 514 miles. That's just less than 5 miles / day. Good luck to him though.

 

[hevnsnt]

Originally posted by: ComputerMonkey
Wow, this is going to take forever. He left on April 10th and on the site it says that as of yesterday he has travelled approximately 514 miles. That's just less than 5 miles / day. Good luck to him though.

uh.. whats taking him so long?

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: hevnsnt

Originally posted by: ComputerMonkey
Wow, this is going to take forever. He left on April 10th and on the site it says that as of yesterday he has travelled approximately 514 miles. That's just less than 5 miles / day. Good luck to him though.

uh.. whats taking him so long?

He started off @ 350 pounds, was sick, had some injuries
It says now that he's averaging 15 miles a day, which isn't to shabby.

http://www.mohavedailynews.com/articles/2005/06/21/news/local/local1.txt

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

WTF does/did he do that he can take a year off to waddle across America?

Seriously. I was planning on this some day if I ever cut back to part time and could take my family. Only it would be a straight shot west to east right over the Rockies.

I heard this and was all, wtf, just go to Subway. Last thing we need is another Jarod pimping Adidas.

 

[MisterCornell]

It would be more effective if he walked the streets of Phoenix, AZ.

 

[Epic Fail]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
WTF does/did he do that he can take a year off to waddle across America?

Seriously. I was planning on this some day if I ever cut back to part time and could take my family. Only it would be a straight shot west to east right over the Rockies.

I heard this and was all, wtf, just go to Subway. Last thing we need is another Jarod pimping Adidas.

He was on the Today show last week, I think he was jobless.

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
WTF does/did he do that he can take a year off to waddle across America?

Seriously. I was planning on this some day if I ever cut back to part time and could take my family. Only it would be a straight shot west to east right over the Rockies.

I heard this and was all, wtf, just go to Subway. Last thing we need is another Jarod pimping Adidas.

What an ass - somebody decides to change their life and do something interesting and courageous, and you feel you have to mock him?

Let us know when you come up with the guts this guy has. :|

 

[Rudee]

Originally posted by: BigLouis
Sounds like something to do if I want to look emaciated by the end of the trip

Exactly, if he doesn't give himself sufficent calories and protein he will burn too much muscle tissue and end up ruining his metabolism

 

[Koenigsegg]

All Californians need to take up on this idea and get out of my state.