“Each day they expend innumerable foot-pounds of energy—enough to plough thousands of acres, build miles of road, put up dozens of houses—in mere, useless walking.”

Homelessness felt like a never ending journey. Charity services, such as food distributions and educational classes, were spread across cities and often available only sporadically. The best places to sleep were not always the best places to spend the day. I walked from Holburn to Embankment and back every day for three years. With no choice but to walk, rough sleepers clock up thousands of yards a day and expend their precious energy just to get some food in their mouths and keep warm.