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I feel GREAT! I've just returned home after a 14 mile training walk this
morning. I am already looking forward to tomorrow's 11 mile walk. Actually I felt so good today I could have gone further. I've been struggling the past few weeks to get fit with shoes that are going to work well for my 3 day, 60 mile, walk for Breast Cancer in October. I think I am finally close. Last week the sneakers I had were ill-fitting and left me with a huge blister anf a pull along the right side of my right foot. I could barely walk Sat, Sun and Monday. I took those sneakers back and worked with the shoe fitters to help me find a new pair that would do better. Today I'm closer. I'll know best after my foot has really had a chance to heal and I can really feel how these sneakers and insoles are going to work. Today's walk, I did 14 miles in 4 hrs, 20 mins. Burned 2000 calories. (this includes pit stops, and a stop for a draw bridge). We walk out by the beach, so I get to enjoy the Florida Gulf coast scenary. I walk with a training team, a group of men and woman who provide a great deal of encouragement and comradary. We have a cadence we sing while we walk. I am going to include this below my signature. I still need sponsorship. If you have it in your heart to help me, please follow the link in my sig and sponsor me on my walk. -- LFM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'm walking to save lives. You can help me by donating. http://www.the3day.org/tampabay07/jford 6 am we start this walk Too darn early to even talk On Siesta Key we set our site At the beach, we'll have a bite From the leaders of this pack To the Ca-boose down in the back And all the walkers in between Make up one terrific team Walk' in sunshine is our name For those committed, this is no game Training weekly for success Complete 3Day without distress With our crew we got it made Cheering, water and first aid Emails, letters, yard sales too I can do it, so can you Raise the money and speak out Tell em' what it's all about To cure the cancer of our breasts Mam-o-grams, research and tests We're committed with new friends To walk until this can-cer ends! sound off one, two.....Yea! |
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On Aug 18, 1:05 pm, "LFM" wrote:
I feel GREAT! I've just returned home after a 14 mile training walk this morning. I am already looking forward to tomorrow's 11 mile walk. Actually I felt so good today I could have gone further. I've been struggling the past few weeks to get fit with shoes that are going to work well for my 3 day, 60 mile, walk for Breast Cancer in October. I think I am finally close. Last week the sneakers I had were ill-fitting and left me with a huge blister anf a pull along the right side of my right foot. I could barely walk Sat, Sun and Monday. I took those sneakers back and worked with the shoe fitters to help me find a new pair that would do better. Today I'm closer. I'll know best after my foot has really had a chance to heal and I can really feel how these sneakers and insoles are going to work. Today's walk, I did 14 miles in 4 hrs, 20 mins. Burned 2000 calories. (this includes pit stops, and a stop for a draw bridge). We walk out by the beach, so I get to enjoy the Florida Gulf coast scenary. I walk with a training team, a group of men and woman who provide a great deal of encouragement and comradary. We have a cadence we sing while we walk. I am going to include this below my signature. I still need sponsorship. If you have it in your heart to help me, please follow the link in my sig and sponsor me on my walk. -- LFM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'm walking to save lives. You can help me by donating.http://www.the3day.org/tampabay07/jford 6 am we start this walk Too darn early to even talk On Siesta Key we set our site At the beach, we'll have a bite From the leaders of this pack To the Ca-boose down in the back And all the walkers in between Make up one terrific team Walk' in sunshine is our name For those committed, this is no game Training weekly for success Complete 3Day without distress With our crew we got it made Cheering, water and first aid Emails, letters, yard sales too I can do it, so can you Raise the money and speak out Tell em' what it's all about To cure the cancer of our breasts Mam-o-grams, research and tests We're committed with new friends To walk until this can-cer ends! sound off one, two.....Yea! Good for you -- very impressive! I'm curious -- what shoes and insoles have you found work well for you? This would be something I'd worry about if I ever undertook anything like this (though of course I realize everyone's fit is different). Chris (a sponsor :-) ) |
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Good for you -- very impressive! I'm curious -- what shoes and insoles have you found work well for you? This would be something I'd worry about if I ever undertook anything like this (though of course I realize everyone's fit is different). Chris (a sponsor :-) ) And thanks again for your sponsorship! I am currently in the Brooks Adrenalin with lynco orthotics. The combination is meant to correct overpronation. For me, they correct the left foot just fine, but I'm still struggling with the right. My first set combination of shoes/orthodics were too small and over corrected my right foot causing blisters from the arch support rubbing in the wron place and then I ended up walking on the outside and injuring the tendons. I walked in the new shoes yesterday and did end up changing out the insoles on the right part way thru the walk because I was feeling the pulling in the outter side of the foot again and my blister was swellign up again (even though it wasn't noticably rubbing). I think I just need to have time for the right foot to heal fully before I can truly judge if the current shoe/orth combo works. We have a newer store in town that is geared towards athletic shoes. You go in, they put you on this scale looking machine that measures the pressure points on your feet when you stand. This determins what kind of orthodics to go into so that the weight is more evenly distributed across the foot so you don't get sore spots. Then they put you in a generic sneaker with no correction or special insoles and on a tread mill and have you walk or run while the they record your ankles. They then play back in slow motion and analyze your gate. They can then recommend shoes for you to try and they will fit you and let you try many different brands and styles. Yes, this does come with a price tag... (service is free, but shoes are pricey). My orthodics were $60 and the shoes were $100. But of course, once you find what you like and works well with you, you can always order more online. The store I buy from is also a local 3-day sponsor and is giving participants 20% off of purchases, so that helps too. I've actually had someone who runs marathons tell me that the shoe I have is what they use for marathons. |
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On Aug 19, 8:54 am, "LFM" wrote:
Good for you -- very impressive! I'm curious -- what shoes and insoles have you found work well for you? This would be something I'd worry about if I ever undertook anything like this (though of course I realize everyone's fit is different). Chris (a sponsor :-) ) And thanks again for your sponsorship! I am currently in the Brooks Adrenalin with lynco orthotics. The combination is meant to correct overpronation. For me, they correct the left foot just fine, but I'm still struggling with the right. My first set combination of shoes/orthodics were too small and over corrected my right foot causing blisters from the arch support rubbing in the wron place and then I ended up walking on the outside and injuring the tendons. I walked in the new shoes yesterday and did end up changing out the insoles on the right part way thru the walk because I was feeling the pulling in the outter side of the foot again and my blister was swellign up again (even though it wasn't noticably rubbing). I think I just need to have time for the right foot to heal fully before I can truly judge if the current shoe/orth combo works. We have a newer store in town that is geared towards athletic shoes. You go in, they put you on this scale looking machine that measures the pressure points on your feet when you stand. This determins what kind of orthodics to go into so that the weight is more evenly distributed across the foot so you don't get sore spots. Then they put you in a generic sneaker with no correction or special insoles and on a tread mill and have you walk or run while the they record your ankles. They then play back in slow motion and analyze your gate. They can then recommend shoes for you to try and they will fit you and let you try many different brands and styles. Yes, this does come with a price tag... (service is free, but shoes are pricey). My orthodics were $60 and the shoes were $100. But of course, once you find what you like and works well with you, you can always order more online. The store I buy from is also a local 3-day sponsor and is giving participants 20% off of purchases, so that helps too. I've actually had someone who runs marathons tell me that the shoe I have is what they use for marathons. Interesting -- I'm using Brooks Adrenalins for running, with Superfeet insoles. But I don't do a lot of distance, so don't know how this would hold up if I did. The store you go to sounds great! I wonder if there's anything similar here in the DC area. There's a store that claims to specialize in athletic shoes, but they don't do the kind of analyses that yours does. Chris |
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LFM wrote:
I still need sponsorship. If you have it in your heart to help me, please follow the link in my sig and sponsor me on my walk. You're awesome. I wish I could afford to give more, but I'm unemployed at the moment. |
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"The Queen of Cans and Jars" wrote in message
. .. LFM wrote: I still need sponsorship. If you have it in your heart to help me, please follow the link in my sig and sponsor me on my walk. You're awesome. I wish I could afford to give more, but I'm unemployed at the moment. Thank you, I do appreciate all donations, because they all help me achieve my goals. And the fact that those who are stuggling can find the will to give makes their gifts that much more special to me! |
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"Chris" wrote in message
ps.com... Interesting -- I'm using Brooks Adrenalins for running, with Superfeet insoles. But I don't do a lot of distance, so don't know how this would hold up if I did. The store you go to sounds great! I wonder if there's anything similar here in the DC area. There's a store that claims to specialize in athletic shoes, but they don't do the kind of analyses that yours does. Chris The store has been wonderful. The folks there are pretty knowledgable (well, most of them). They were extremely appologetic for mis-fitting me the first time and I actually had 3 clerks working with me to try to find what works. I would think that if I have something like this here, in a small city that is mainly retirement folks, then certainly DC area should have something. The DC area is such a pedestrian city to begin with, there is so much to encourage outdoor physical activity. http://www.fit2run.com/ I do believe some people I've trained with have mentioned getting a gait analsys from their podiatrist during treatment. -- LFM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'm walking to save lives. You can help me by donating. http://www.the3day.org/tampabay07/jford |
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LFM wrote:
"The Queen of Cans and Jars" wrote: LFM wrote: I still need sponsorship. If you have it in your heart to help me, please follow the link in my sig and sponsor me on my walk. You're awesome. I wish I could afford to give more, but I'm unemployed at the moment. Thank you, I do appreciate all donations, because they all help me achieve my goals. And the fact that those who are stuggling can find the will to give makes their gifts that much more special to me! I hope you get your shoe woes straightened out! |
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On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:05:08 -0400, LFM wrote:
I feel GREAT! I've just returned home after a 14 mile training walk this morning. I am already looking forward to tomorrow's 11 mile walk. Actually I felt so good today I could have gone further. I've been struggling the past few weeks to get fit with shoes that are going to work well for my 3 day, 60 mile, walk for Breast Cancer in October. I think I am finally close. Just wanted to say great going! Not been online so much lately, thanks to my glasses which were falling apart. Got them fixed today, plus new prescription that should help me be able to use the computer more. I hope. Bifocals coming... Last week the sneakers I had were ill-fitting and left me with a huge blister anf a pull along the right side of my right foot. I could barely walk Sat, Sun and Monday. I took those sneakers back and worked with the shoe fitters to help me find a new pair that would do better. Today I'm closer. I'll know best after my foot has really had a chance to heal and I can really feel how these sneakers and insoles are going to work. EEEE and ouch! Glad you took them back. I read about your shoe store, that sounds great! Not likely I'll see such a place in my back of beyond town, but it's good to know that kind of technology is out there. They took pictures of my eyes today... I saw pictures of my eye nerve! Weird but fun! And way better than getting my eyes dilated! -- Cynthia 262/229/152 |
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