Frazz by Jef Mallett for April 17, 2021

I jogged. Then I walked fast. Then I walked. Then I walked some. And then the pandemic hit.

Why would the pandemic stop you from walking? If you walk alone, or with dogs like I do, there is no risk of getting the virus and the walking and the sun would do you good.

I’ve seen the early strips, he looks easy to outrun.

Amazing, they can talk while they run

My doctor told me to go walking for my health….tripped on a raised sidewalk and broke my wrist!

Everyday I walk 60 to 80 min. And greet the sun.

I walk only to get to point B from A. Soon I’ll have a new knee and I’ll be able to sidetrack to points C, D, and Z!

Good to see Mr. Harris again. He’s an appropriate character for an elementary school with just the right outlook and teaching technique. And he’s just practicing what many of us practice as we get older and look back.

I can relate.  When the subject of running came up I used to tell people “I’m running from some fat guy (the one I used to be) and I’m chasing some skinny (well, fit anyway) guy!”  But alas, time catches up to us all and my running days are over.  So now I just walk.

good point. I am going to start walking my dog more. We walked around the circle yesterday (I live in an apartment. I go out the back door and down the front driveway. We go around up Cheyenne Court to Santa Fe Drive. Then take a left on Wyoming way to the back drive. Stop at the dumpster to drop the poo bag and back to the back door.)

Death on his pale horse is still faster.

Running from a swarm of paperwasps seems like a good idea.

I’ve achieved a state of zen by acknowledging that I’m easy to catch, and I’m OK with that.

Oh, I thought it was old age.

When I was in my early 20s, I lived on a military base in the Bahamas as a civilian contractor. The base medic was a runner. He told me NEVER to get started down that road – he was in his 30s and his knees were already shot, he taped them all the time.

I walk. I like to walk, I naturally walk fairly quickly. My knees are bad from a car accident, but I can still walk. I have chronic vertigo, but I have a nice walker/rollator/whatevertheycallit and I still walk.

But if you see me (try to) run, you might want to check out what’s chasing me.

I always told my kids that someone couldn’t chase them, if they didn’t run… if they don’t run, the person attempting to chase them is going to start questioning WHY they aren’t running, and usually, change their minds… Worked for me, more than once. :)

Have any of you complainers ever been able to run five miles in a gym period? I was doing that back in 1960. It took a few weeks to build up to that, but during that same period I went from being a D student up to a B. Being aerobically fit puts your heart and lungs in excellent condition. That stimulates the brain. I felt better than I ever had, and I went up to a B+ average.Now, 60 years later, I don’t work out as much as I should, but I still keep up the aerobics and some light lifting. I still feel great, and I use the same emphasis that Tony TheTiger does.

I loved this today! Well done, Jef.

This is a good way to think of it. ;-)