So I decided to go out for a four hour walk see where it would take me. I had a general idea of where I wanted to go, but as I started out I decided that I didn't want to circle the lake twice. So it was start walking and see where I ended up.
So surprise surprise I ended up at the beach, got sand in my shoe, stopped, emptied the sand and went on. Everything was going well, no pain easy, but by hour 2 I was getting pretty bored. I brought BOT, but still it was kind of boring. And my knee started to flare up just a bit. But I was determined to do four hours and even though I told TH to come and get me if I called, I was going to do it.
I did do it, but by the time I got to the bottom of my hill I was cold - very cold - it was dark and yes I had blisters on the balls of my feet. It would have been fine if I hadn't stopped at the dang light, but once I stopped when I started walking I felt both blisters (they were on the exact same spot on both my feet.)
The good thing was I didn't get blisters on the usual spots on my feet. So we are making progress. I definitely need a wider shoe, and the shoe I wore was a 10 instead of a 9.5. I figure that the 10 get me the width I needed, but it was too long, hence the blisters on the balls of my feet. So my goal is to see if I can find a 9.5 wide.
TH thought that I pushed it to much, that I haven't been walking like I had been last year, but the truth is I have been walking twice a week and the walk I do with J is usually very hilly and it has made the rest of my walking on flat ground easy. And truthfully, the 4 hour walk did not physically tire me out, I could easily have gone longer if not for the blisters on the bottom of my feet. But I learned an important lesson - if you have blisters don't stop walking or you will not be able to finish.
Four hours ten minutes 14.1 miles.
So surprise surprise I ended up at the beach, got sand in my shoe, stopped, emptied the sand and went on. Everything was going well, no pain easy, but by hour 2 I was getting pretty bored. I brought BOT, but still it was kind of boring. And my knee started to flare up just a bit. But I was determined to do four hours and even though I told TH to come and get me if I called, I was going to do it.
I did do it, but by the time I got to the bottom of my hill I was cold - very cold - it was dark and yes I had blisters on the balls of my feet. It would have been fine if I hadn't stopped at the dang light, but once I stopped when I started walking I felt both blisters (they were on the exact same spot on both my feet.)
The good thing was I didn't get blisters on the usual spots on my feet. So we are making progress. I definitely need a wider shoe, and the shoe I wore was a 10 instead of a 9.5. I figure that the 10 get me the width I needed, but it was too long, hence the blisters on the balls of my feet. So my goal is to see if I can find a 9.5 wide.
TH thought that I pushed it to much, that I haven't been walking like I had been last year, but the truth is I have been walking twice a week and the walk I do with J is usually very hilly and it has made the rest of my walking on flat ground easy. And truthfully, the 4 hour walk did not physically tire me out, I could easily have gone longer if not for the blisters on the bottom of my feet. But I learned an important lesson - if you have blisters don't stop walking or you will not be able to finish.
Four hours ten minutes 14.1 miles.
TH bought T3 some special walking socks AND blister lotion on Sunday, 1/15/2012 (day after her walk).
ReplyDeleteT3's foot soles by the toes was red but NOT blistered, so that was a very good sign. Having shoes too long probably contributed. T3 passed on TH's suggestion to soak feet in hot & then cold salt water, but maybe next time?
14 miles (about 3.5 miles/per hour) was a good walk - T3 was gone MORE than 4 hours. She left BEFORE the 49ers dramatic win over New Orleans and returned AFTER the game was over.
Go Niners!!!! Go T3!!!!
Taya said yawn!!! Tolar said "take me - take me - take me". TH aka TSH said "my heels hurt"