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Greetings

In the spring of 1997 Pat Moran of the Columbus suburb of
Clintonville was about to give up. He'd had two surgeries for cancer, a
heart attack and a lung infection. Illness had forced him to quit
working. He says friends wondered why he was still alive. What little
recreation he did was limited to roller skating. A friend suggested he
try waling. He could hardly put one foot in front of the other. But he
tried it with his friend. Each day he'd do a little more. He surprised
his friend when he said he as going to walk 10 kilometers, although his
friend didn't think he was ready. But Pat was determined. Today, seven
months or so after walking, Pat is the first one to put on walking shoes
when the word "walk" is mentioned. His car generally knows how to get to
the nearest volkswalk, and he usually has a few friends with him. It't
not unusual for Pat to walk 10 kilometers in the morning and 10
kilometers in the afternoon. Pat generally walks 10 kilometers Saturday
and 10 kilometers Sunday. As a side to walking, Pat has met a lot of
nice people and seen parts of Ohio he didn't know existed, and is seeing
Ohio from a different point of view -- eye level and at his pace.
Pat Moran is listed in the December issue of TAW with his first
achievement level -- 10 events. 

When you come to Ohio to walk, ask for Pat Moran. He'll kick up his
heels and "walk that Yellow Brick Road" with you.

Sandi Latimer
Olentangy Owls
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