Going the wrong way pays off for Washington D.C. man

[Jazzy]

WASHINGTON D.C. In life's journey, sometimes going the wrong way is the right route.



Friends say Cedric Givens seems to get younger every year. And there's a reason for that.



Start moving backwards then the time will start going backwards,'' he says.



Cedric, the backwards jogger, lives in Washington DC --where every other day he back-peddles his way six miles through some most congested streets in America. And that's the easy part -- it's the intersections that are the real challenge.



One foot, 360 degrees, countless rotations.



Onlookers are astonished as they watch Cedric twirl and at the same time, direct traffic.



The mere fact that he hasn't been in a major accident is minor miracle. But what wows most people even more is that Cedric is 60-years-old.

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I can't even jog six miles forward let alone backwards.

Could you do this?

 

[Evil Eye]

Nope. Well, with enough practise...



He looks pretty healthy in any case. Is he allowed to just walk in the middle of the road like that?

 

[Jazzy]

Is he allowed to just walk in the middle of the road like that?

He's lucky he hasn't been hit by a car!

 

[Evil Eye]

On the other hand, he would see them coming

 

[Jazzy]

True but what if he's headed for an open sinkhole?

 

[Evil Eye]

Guess he's just lucky that way. Although the odds shouldn't be that high...

 

[Jazzy]

He should wear a hat with rear view mirrors on it!