where does all the energy come from?

HIYA!

Those monks got pooped pretty quickly. I on the other hand, was fine the whole way. I got a bit tired at the end but for hours and hours I was fine. These monks after only a couple of hours were talking about how tired they were. They walk every morning on their alms round and have been for years now. Monks don't eat after noon so this is a plus when you're eating typical food. I will concede that they had only one meal that day. Usually they'd eat their second meal about 11 or 11:30 am.

I can't say that I have so much energy because of my diet but it's more than likely a factor, I'd say.

Pranom, the guy who started walking with me, is 61 years old and kept up with me pretty well. Sometimes it was more like me keeping up with him. I feel like I had more energy than he did. I have to keep in mind that he's 61 years old, I know. He's been much more active than I have been though for a long time and that's got to be at least part of the reason that he's got as much energy as he does.

Yesterday my legs hurt during the morning. Now I think I know why. The night before last I was a bit cold while sleeping. I only had one blanket and it was a bit small. So I slept on my side with my legs curled up. Then without stretching, to go on a long walk, well, my legs didn't get the chance to "thaw out" before being called on to work hard.

Troy.