A Hoss Gallery Part 3 by Mark Hatmaker

Old School Walkin’ Ain’t What You See in Your Neighborhood

[We have belabored how prevalent and different pedestrianism [walking] was in the Old Days. How many boxers, wrestlers, combination fighters, rough n tumblers used it as THE primary source of wind-conditioning. We take a detailed look into the specifics and subtleties of the Old School in our Warrior Walking Program. Let us have a look at a mere one of these Old School Walkers.]

· Dan O’Leary of Chicago in 1875 at the age of 33 walked 116 miles in 23 hours and 12 minutes.

· He averaged 5 mph.

· I want you to pay close attention to the distance and then dial in on that 5 mph.

· For anyone who does not see the magic in that speed, I invite you to step aboard a treadmill—start it at 3 mph per hour, then dial it to 4, then crank it to 5.

· I defy you to maintain the 5-mph pace for even one minute without switching from walking to jogging/running.

· Now imagine hitting that pace for 116 miles.

· This was not O’Leary’s only feat of Hossery.

· In 1902 at the age of 60, he walked from Boston to Albany, New York [187 miles] in 45 hours flat.

· So now we know his feat is not flat-track/treadmill based—he takes it to terrain.

· Mr. O’Leary still ain’t through impressing us…

· In 1904 he walked from New York City to Toronto, Canada [535 miles] in 9 days.

· How about one more from this bad ass?

· In 1921 he walked 100 miles in 23 hours and 54 minutes.

· We see from this feat Mr. O’Leary has slowed his pace to a mere 4.4 mph. [Again, hit the treadmill, crank it to 4.4 and do that for a mere 5 miles, then ask yourself could you do 95 more miles at that pace.]

· Wonder why the slowdown?

· Oh, did I mention that Mr. O’Leary did this last feat in honor of his 79^th birthday.

· I urge you, do the treadmill tests—look at Mr. O’Leary’s numbers again, then be humbled today, tomorrow and forever.

For How to Warrior Walk hit that link.

Resources for Livin’ the Old School Warrior Life

The Black Box Store

https://www.extremeselfprotection.com/

The Indigenous Ability Blog

https://indigenousability.blogspot.com/

The Rough ‘n’ Tumble Raconteur Podcast

https://anchor.fm/mark-hatmaker

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