Jimmy Wayne Regroups and Returns to Walk

Posted by Stephanie Myers on 04/30/2010
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After a six-day break from his Meet Me Halfway solo-walk across America, Jimmy Wayne felt inspired when he took his weary feet back to the powdery dirt path on Saturday morning, April 24, in Clovis, N.M.
 
"It's kind of like when you see the movie 'Spider-Man' or any of those action heroes," Wayne told AOL’s The Boot. "You see them once they put their suit on. It's kind of like they're in their zone. It's like, wow! You see that look in their eyes, and they don't really have to say anything. I didn't feel like Spider-Man, but you put on your party dress and you feel like dancing, right? I put on my shirt, and I felt like walking. It felt like I was ready."
 
According to The Boot, the Country singer decided a break was necessary to recover after having been walking for the past four months in order to raise awareness for at-risk teens aging out of foster care systems.
 
"Taking six days off just reminds me that I'm not supposed to be doing this ... I'm not supposed to be putting myself through this," Wayne said with a laugh, walking along the shoulder of Highway 60. "What [taking time off] does is allows your body to take a break and realize where you actually hurt because the pain starts setting in. It's like, "Oh my God ... I didn't know that was hurting. I'm walking so much that I get into a zone, and I don't really realize the damage that I'm doing.
 
Wayne also said the break has inspired him to write a song.
 
“I just don't know the title yet to the song,” Wayne said.  “When this walk is over, I'm sure I'll be inspired to write some music about it. If I was inspired to write after those six days off, I can only imagine what I am going to be thinking after six months."