Tuesday, January 16, 2007
BEST FOOT FORWARD
New Boots but oooh, do they hurt!
Popped in to my local Millets last week and found a lovely pair of 3 season boots at a really good price. They are Karrimoor KSBs and appeared to offer some great support for my ankle, good grip for all that lovely mud and wet rocks and a good boot for year-round walking. So I happily skipped home with them and wore them around the flat for a few days before taking them on their first outing. All well and good - for the first hour! Then I started to feel the tongue pressing in and when it came to walking up slopes the pain and discomfort grew. After a three hour walk following my usual route via Hadleigh I was more than glad to get them off. The bruising was not good and I can't seem to figure out why they have caused such damage. Perhaps I had them laced too tightly. Perhaps they need wearing in. Perhaps they just aren't right for me. I'll have to keep on wearing them and experimenting for now as I can't afford not to. They were a good price and seemed to fit O.K but good price or not, I don't have money to waste. Just proved yet again how difficult it can be to find the right boots. Still, not giving up on them yet.
Whilst I was out walking my good friend Pat rang me. She was out walking back home in Somerset and had got herself into a bit of a pickle. She hasn't been out walking for a while and was tackling quite a long route. Towards the end she began to have problems with aching shoulders and legs and wasn't quite sure she was going to make it back to her car. Never to fear - Sturdy was here - well - was on the end of the phone. I talked her through some gentle stretches which she could also do on the move, and some breathing exercises and within a few minutes she was O.K to keep going and to get home safely. I made sure she called back when she finally got home! Felt quite good to be able to help a friend like that and to appreciate the knowledge I'm gaining as I walk more and train more. She's coming to visit me this weekend and we're planning some good walks - so watch out boots, I've not finished with you yet!
All for now.
Sturdy
Popped in to my local Millets last week and found a lovely pair of 3 season boots at a really good price. They are Karrimoor KSBs and appeared to offer some great support for my ankle, good grip for all that lovely mud and wet rocks and a good boot for year-round walking. So I happily skipped home with them and wore them around the flat for a few days before taking them on their first outing. All well and good - for the first hour! Then I started to feel the tongue pressing in and when it came to walking up slopes the pain and discomfort grew. After a three hour walk following my usual route via Hadleigh I was more than glad to get them off. The bruising was not good and I can't seem to figure out why they have caused such damage. Perhaps I had them laced too tightly. Perhaps they need wearing in. Perhaps they just aren't right for me. I'll have to keep on wearing them and experimenting for now as I can't afford not to. They were a good price and seemed to fit O.K but good price or not, I don't have money to waste. Just proved yet again how difficult it can be to find the right boots. Still, not giving up on them yet.
Whilst I was out walking my good friend Pat rang me. She was out walking back home in Somerset and had got herself into a bit of a pickle. She hasn't been out walking for a while and was tackling quite a long route. Towards the end she began to have problems with aching shoulders and legs and wasn't quite sure she was going to make it back to her car. Never to fear - Sturdy was here - well - was on the end of the phone. I talked her through some gentle stretches which she could also do on the move, and some breathing exercises and within a few minutes she was O.K to keep going and to get home safely. I made sure she called back when she finally got home! Felt quite good to be able to help a friend like that and to appreciate the knowledge I'm gaining as I walk more and train more. She's coming to visit me this weekend and we're planning some good walks - so watch out boots, I've not finished with you yet!
All for now.
Sturdy
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Just wanted to add that I had some Karrimor KSB's as well and found them quite uncomfortable to start with too and even ended up with blisters. They seemed overal quite tight around eth foot but after wearing for a few weeks they seemed to loosen off and I managed to wear them on their first serious walk in the Brecon Beacons in 2006 and they were okay, no problems at all and nice support. As you've mentioned - maybe you might have laced them a bit tight, i tend to do mine up so at to prevent the laces slipping, it's hard to explain here but you kind of have to go over the top of the lace hook then up to the opposite side lace hook. It seems to hold the tension quite evenly.
Hope you find a solution.