Test Hike
Tested my new shoe inserts this morning. Did 5 miles in 2 hours. Got a blister on one toe. I expect it's rubbing on the top of the toe box. Solutions may be less heavy socks and/or loosening laces to allow the toe box on the boot to expand. A longer (timewise) hike will be the next test. Perhaps a 10 miler in one day.
posted by Connie Cockrell | 8:05 AM
5 Comments:
Hey Connie! This is pretty cool, nice to see you're keeping busy. Is Randy following you on the trails? Do you plan to hike the whole trail one day?
Ken & Carol
Thanks for viewing. No, Randy isn't hiking with me but we do some local hikes together. Elizabeth is joining me for the Northville-Lake Placid hike. I think some friends are also joining at certain sections. It's been a really wet summer so I'm hoping the weather is dry for the hike.
The Northville-Lake Placid hike should take 9 days at 16 miles per day. That's why foot comfort is kind of important.
Connie,
Finally made it to your blog. Can't access it from my daily location, so I have to stop by the library or some other semi-public place.
Hope the hiking works out for you. Randy's pictures sure have been enjoyable. Quite a departure from the view in my part of the country.
I suspect the hiking will be particularly beautiful in the fall. I recall the changing of the leaves during my many trips to Rome. Do you plan to hike into the winter? In Norway, what were our hiking/running trails in the spring, summer and fall, became our cross country skiing routes in the winter.
Runner's tip. I slather lots of petroleum jelly on the feet before a particularly long run (not something I've done lately, unfortunately) and that helps cut down on the sock/foot friction.
Keep enjoying that retirement...
Dennis Richards
Thanks Dennis. I don't have any current plans to winter hike though lots of people do just that. 3 seasons are enough for me.
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