88-Year-Old Walks 10K Miles For Husband

[The Straight Story]

88-Year-Old Walks 10K Miles For Husband
Woman Walks Laps Around Nursing Home

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- An 88-year-old woman in Colorado Springs who walks laps around a nursing home in memory of her deceased husband has hit a major milestone: 10,000 miles.

Martha Michel walks laps daily around the lake at Namaste Alzheimer Center. Michel started walking the lake with her husband, Lester, who was a patient at the center. After Lester Michel's death in 1998, Martha Michel kept up the walking in his memory.

The two were married 56 years and enjoyed hiking Colorado peaks until Lester Michel got too sick. Martha Michel keeps meticulous records of her walks around the lake, and on Saturday, she hit 10,000 miles. That's about the same as walking across the United States three times.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/21419048/detail.html

[damntexdem]

1. I'd walk a million miles for one of your smiles.

Well, for 10K miles, let's at least give her a grin. :-)

[Liberal_in_LA]

2. nice story.

[Javaman]

3. interesting headline. 10K miles? 10 kilometers or 6.2 miles, but 10k miles? nt

[WolverineDG]

4. "k" is also short hand for 1000

so 10K = 10,000 miles

dg

[Javaman]

8. I know that.

what I'm saying is why does the headline read, "10k miles". It makes no sense.

[WolverineDG]

9. Makes sense to me

The woman has walked 10000 miles. :shrug:

dg

[Javaman]

10. oh wait.

LOL I'm sooooo completely confusing this thread with another regarding running.

Never mind, my bad. :) lol

[Schema Thing]

5. Is her name Forresta?

[Kadie]

6. K&R

Very touching.

[Ruby the Liberal]

7. Cool story! Thanks for posting this. :-)