Walking every day whatever the weather

Yahoo

20-02-2025

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Any exercise is better than no exercise, and one Sioux Falls man is sure to get in his steps whatever the weather.
A lifelong sports fan, Sioux Falls resident Brad Green made the decision to get off the bench in 2022. He put on a pair of Air Jordan shoes and started walking, inspired by The Proclaimers' song 'I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)'.
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'I've never really had an exercise plan so it was just something to do to be outside among the elements and just try something new, more or less,' Sioux Falls resident Brad Green said.
He was also motivated by his girlfriend, Kym, who was training for a half-marathon at the time.
'Just had to keep up with her. She was going to be the runner, I was going to be the walker, so it was just kind of fun, little competitive edge there too,' Green said.
Next Monday will mark Green's 1,000th consecutive days of walking outdoors, and much like this frigid day, the weather doesn't always cooperate.
'A year ago, we had that one blizzard and I got up at 7:00 a.m., it was 35-below wind chill and at 7:00 p.m. it was going to be 50-below wind chill. I was like, 'I better go now', so I put four layers of clothes on and walked around the block a couple times and called it good,' Green said.
He walks wherever his travels take him, including a trip to Target Field in Minneapolis.
'I'm on their tradition wall, that was a gift from my family when they built the stadium, so it was nice to find my name on the wall, see the Kirby Puckett statue, see the Sid Hartman statue, stuff like that,' Green said.
Green sends a selfie to about 30 family and friends each day to document his journey.
'He was a good manager, loyal, he was at every game and every practice for many, many years,' former Washington basketball coach Jim Trett said.
Jim Trett is a retired high school basketball coach. Green was his student manager for three seasons at Washington. They were even inducted into the Warriors' Hall of Fame together in 2017, Green as a manager and for his unwavering support of Washington. Today, Trett and Green remain friends.
'It doesn't have to be hard, physical stuff, but it's something you can enjoy and something you'll keep doing. Too many people try to do too much and they quit, and so this is a really good thing, it's an inspiration, which is really cool,' Trett said.
'A lot of people are saying 'Brad, you inspire me'. I'm like, 'me? really? Brad Green? Maybe',' Green said.
He's showing no signs of slowing down.
'Initially, it was 500 miles and then it was 1,000 miles to beat the song, then it was a year, but now I think I want to do all fifty states,' Green said.
And he's bound to find some warmer weather.
Green says he's even managed to lose a few pounds through walking. He currently averages about a mile per day, but says he'll hit 2,000 miles total sometime this spring.
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