…for walk, and Wilkerson Creek may be just the place to take one.  I’m sure many of you are familiar with this particular area of The Villages, but for those of you who are not, it is right in the Lake Sumter Market Square area.  It is on Old Camp Road, which is the road that Barnes and Noble is on and is right  next to the villas at Creekside Landing.  A great walk is one the includes the Boardwalk along Lake Sumter, circling Market Square and ending at Wilkerson Creek.  Or better yet, back tracking to Toojays, Starbucks or Panera Bread for breakfast, or just coffee,  if your willpower is good. That reminds me of an article I recently read about a Villager who has made it a goal to lose weight and has chosen walking as his form of exercise to do it.  He already has lost 50lbs. in 4 months, and that is real impressive, and he hopes to lose another 35lbs. Congratulations to him for the first 50 and good luck with the next 35, which I am convinced he will achieve.  When he started walking he could barely make the 1/2 mile loop around his area.  He persevered and got up to eight miles, and it was then he figured he could walk from one end of the The Villages to the other.  He had his wife drive him to Rt.#42 and drop him off, and called her when he got to Rt.#44 just past Brownwood.  It took him 3 hours and 45 minutes to walk the 12.5 miles.  Now that he has accomplished that he has decided to walk every street in The Villages, so you just may see him walking through your neighborhood, and I’m sure he would return a big friendly wave if you do see him.  Perhaps he will be recognized by the pace he is walking, as 12.5 miles in just over 3.5 hours seems very good to me. He is certainly an inspiration to me and I sincerely hope that I will persevere in my quest to walk more and leave a little weight out their on the trail.

Grab a map, and let’s go.