6/14/07 - Angry Red Giant

WARNING - THIS IS NASTY AND NOT FOR THE WEAK STOMACHS OUT THERE

By popular demand, some of you have been asking me to post pictures of this doosey. So here it is. This one might be worse than the first one that inspired this blog... but I will leave that up to you.




I actually let Brian prick it with a pin last night and it oozed. We'll do it again tonight... I have heard I should lance it but I can't stomach that option yet.


Tomorrow night I will go back to Fleet Feet and ask them what is up with this madness... all I wanted was a pair of shoes that would allow me to go Blister Free. I told them cost was no object. Style wasn't important. Just make sure they fit... um, I think something went wrong in that department.


I haven't walked in two days. Tomorrow morning I am walking in flip flops. I miss it!


I will keep you posted.

6/9/07 - 12 Miles

LM and I did it!!! Our longest walk yet - 12 miles on Saturday, June 9th. Today was also the first time we walked with bags / water on our persons. We need to start getting used to carrying something so that we have a change of socks and water with us during the August 17-19th event.

We walked the Ohio Erie Canal Towpath, heading south toward Peninsula. If you've not been to the towpath, you HAVE to check it out!

http://www.ohioanderiecanalway.com/Explore/Hike.aspx

The best part is all of the animals you'll see! Cranes, turtles, frogs, amazing spider webs, and even the bald eagles if you're lucky!

My blisters are doing pretty good. My heel is scabbed and that is painful but I am walking "through the pain." DS has shin splints; I think the training is catching up on all of us. But we all agree - better to happen now and get them worked out then have them pop up on day one of the walk.

I will keep you posted. Thanks for checking in on me!