From the Detroit Free Press:
“Leaving home in Detroit at 8 a.m., James Robertson doesn’t look like an endurance athlete. Pudgy of form, shod in heavy work boots, Robertson trudges almost haltingly as he starts another workday.
“But as he steps out into the cold, Robertson, 56, is steeled for an Olympic-sized commute. Getting to and from his factory job 23 miles away in Rochester Hills, he’ll take a bus partway there and partway home. And he’ll also walk an astounding 21 miles.
“Five days a week. Monday through Friday.
“It’s the life Robertson has led for the last decade, ever since his 1988 Honda Accord quit on him.”
Read more about this determined factory worker who hikes through all kinds of weather. The plight of Mr. Robertson has resulted in a flood of donations to assist him in getting a car and insurance coverage. Read that story here.
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