Socks and Shoes

In response to Courtney's comment below...

Yes, that blister WAS gross!!! I will have to try to dig out some of our pics from the last time we walked (I can't believe that was 2002!) I will try to post some if I can find them.

I was re-fitted for shoes last year at Metro Run & Walk and they did an amazing job. Same type of store as Elite or Fleet Feet (both of those are also great stores.) I got another pair of Mizunos - which I LOVE! I walk on the outside of my foot, and I have really high arches and kinda wide feet. These are great shoes - they barely feel like I am wearing anything. I have been wearing them too much though, so I think I am going to go back and get two pairs that I will only use for training and the event.

Don't forget to get good socks, too!! The first year, I wore WrightSocks classic socks. I got a pair of the CoolMesh ones last year (they were cute!) and I think I might like them even better. I am going to get a few more pairs of those and see how they work. I like the cushion in the Thorlos socks, but I think they make my feet sweat too much for this use. They are great for non-cardio at the gym, though.

~T

First Offical Day of Training!!!

According to the 24-week training calendar, today is the first official training day! It happened to also fall on my regularly scheduled personal training day and I mentioned the calendar to Audrie (my awesome trainer). This of course led her to take me outside to walk around the lake - while carrying a 4 pound ball! I had already done about 1.25-1.5 miles on the treadmill; Audrie and I did 2 full and 1 of the "shortcut" laps around the lake (for those of you familiar with this area - the lake at Rio.) Assuming that I marked it all correctly on Google Maps, the full loop is .78 miles and the "shortcut" loops is .73 miles.

The bottoms of my feet are a little sore, but I'm sure that will improve. I need to get some more of the awesome walking socks that Wrightsock makes. They are amazing! That and I need to figure out the weird thing that my second to last toe is doing. It kinda sits under my middle toe and gets kinda pinched - I am pretty sure that was where I ended up with a blister the last time I did this event, so I'd like to avoid repeating that.

Total mileage today: ~3.5 miles

24-week Training Calendar on Google

April 21 is when the countdown starts!!!  There is a 24-week training schedule provided to participants - this is designed to prepare you for the immense number of miles that you will walk at the Breast Cancer 3-Day.  It starts off pretty easy, progresses to longer walks, and a couple of back-to-back walks that are close to actual mileage at the event.

I created a public calendar on Google Calendar that can be viewed/used by anyone who uses Google Calendar.  Just search for "DC 3-Day" and it should be the first one on the list.  If you have any questions or anything, just let me know.

Thanks to everyone who has sponsored me so far!!!  I really appreciate it.  Stay tuned to follow my fundraising and training progress :)

Current Total:  $485

~T