The Random Kindness of Strangers With The 1000 Mile Challenge
Quikwik socks in the water shoes stopped the blisters. We walk a few miles in wet socks inside the water shoes but no more tape or blisters.
I walked 6 of the 7 days this week for a total of 27.8 miles. The nordic poles increased my speed plus the foot and shin pain are gone. I’m sold on using the poles. This means more days where I can walk because I’m not recovering from some minor injury.
My walking buddy and I got lost on one of our walks. Our three mile walk ended up an aggressive hill climb of five miles. We ended up in a pretty shady section of town. I’m considering taking a self-defense course to learn how to use a taser.
We backed off to the routes we knew well. On one of our standard routes – we keep seeing the same people. Yesterday, a couple stopped when they were driving by. The driver said – “he (pointing to his passenger) is a personal trainer.” (I was then expecting a pitch for his services as a personal trainer). Instead he says – “Lady, we think you are doing an f&*^%ing great job of walking.” That was so nice to hear. I have been working on my walking technique. Funny as before I took the chi walking class, I never even thought about my walking technique. Focusing on technique has made the walking far more interesting.
