Hiking the Tokaido Road, Part 41 — Epilogue
<p>I met on the road. Except for the handful of people I met who were running the length of Tokaido, I was the youngest person there. And I’m 59 years old. Most of the people I met were in their 60s. Quite a few were in their 70s. Some were in their late 70s. I’m sure I could have found some people in their 80’s if the tour groups would have given me some time to chat with them.</p>
<p>And even more surprising, in most cases the people I met had more energy and stamina than I did. I was regularly being outdistanced by people a decade or two older than me. One lady I met but didn’t photograph was doubled over so her back was horizontal. She was hiking Tokaido with her husband, and she held a couple of walking sticks to help her keep her balance. I met a man who I also didn’t photograph who told me that he has a heart condition. He had walked Tokaido before at a 20 mile per day pace (32km), and now he said that he’s walking it for the second time in the opposite direction but because of his heart condition he can only walk for an hour before he needs a half hour rest.</p>
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