Fat Man Walking ends his journey

Published: 4:00PM Wednesday May 10, 2006 Source: RNZ

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A man who has been walking across the United States to lose weight has finally arrived at his destination.

Steve Vaught's journey, recorded on his website called a Fat Man Walking has attracted attention from around the world.

It has taken him a year and a month to walk to walk nearly four thousand eight hundred kilometres from his home in California to New York.

His original aim had been to lose weight after falling into a depression and developing an eating disorder.

During his walk, he has lost 45 kilograms.

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