Week 2 consisted of a gym visit to get my cardiovascular system moving (bike and treadmill), a good stretching yoga class and a brisk 5 1/2 mile solo walk (no Marion today) which included a boggy, flooded golf course diversion (good practice for the peat bogs between Pen-y-Ghent & Whernside, 2 of the 3 we'll be walking in June), and a very brisk–almost–run–section of a shingle beach. Boy, I was sweating up a storm–have you ever tried running on shingle?
Friday though, ahh, that was a good one–we walked the Sailors Path (a well-known route in this area, part of the Sandlings Trail), stopping off to lunch at Snape, and then back again–a good 8 miles or so. As it was so muddy I wore the Tibetan boots, the ones I bought especially for the Mount Kailash trek in 2007 and have hardly worn since as the backs are too high for me and cause bruises. And Friday's result? Bruises on the backs of my ankles for the next few days. I definitely need a new pair of boots as I'll be crippled before I complete the 23 miles of the Three Peaks. A good fitting pair of boots is SO important- know anyone who wants a well-travelled but hardly-worn pair of boots, size 5?
[Stats: 8:071 miles, 668 cal, 243 min (4 hours- but that did include a one-hour stop for lunch)]
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| Sailors Path sculpture |
Friday though, ahh, that was a good one–we walked the Sailors Path (a well-known route in this area, part of the Sandlings Trail), stopping off to lunch at Snape, and then back again–a good 8 miles or so. As it was so muddy I wore the Tibetan boots, the ones I bought especially for the Mount Kailash trek in 2007 and have hardly worn since as the backs are too high for me and cause bruises. And Friday's result? Bruises on the backs of my ankles for the next few days. I definitely need a new pair of boots as I'll be crippled before I complete the 23 miles of the Three Peaks. A good fitting pair of boots is SO important- know anyone who wants a well-travelled but hardly-worn pair of boots, size 5?
[Stats: 8:071 miles, 668 cal, 243 min (4 hours- but that did include a one-hour stop for lunch)]
1 comment:
If I didn't already have a pair of boots, I might've been interested!
Hope you find a good home for them and are mended and ready for more walking soon!
Emily x
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