Day 5: You Spin Me 'Round (Like A Record)
1:44 pm
So, at the end of my last post, I was heading out the door for my walk. I've split my 3.6 mile daily course into 2 parts; 1.5 miles with my dog, Lily, then the plan is to swing back by the house, drop her off, and walk the other 2.1 miles at my target 3 mph pace. Due to the foot and shin pain I was having, I was going to reassess after Lily's 1.5 mile leg, and decide whether to go on.
Before I left, I remembered I'd had some foot pain the first time I'd done my walking program back in 2006 (Fat Guy Walking 1.0) and had bought some Dr Sholl's gel insoles, and still had some. The shoes I wear are Nike Air Max Copious (http://www.academy.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_10051_89686_-1__?N=610945419&kwid=ps_cse&cid=CSE%7CGoogle&gclid=CNWJlJyD27oCFUlp7AodQxAAcw)
Of course, they're half the price I paid for them a year ago, now. They're fine, but comparing their insoles to the Dr. Scholl's replacements, I could see the replacements were much more substantial; better cushioned, and softer, so I put them in, and gave it a try.
Big difference. I immediately noticed how much more comfortable the shoes were, and my heel, ball-of-foot and shin pain were much less pronounced. As the walk wore on, the pain diminished even further. Lily and I both enjoyed her walk, leaving me with a decision to make by the time we got back home at the conclusion of her leg of the walk. Stop, or go on?
Have you ever Tin Cup? It's one of my favorites movies. There's a scene in the movie where Rene Russo, playing Tin Cup's new girlfriend, is talking to Linda Hart, who plays his stripper ex-girlfriend, about a decision he's in the process of making: lay up, or go for it?
Doreen: No, no, no. This is what always happens. He's going for it.
Molly: Go for it!
Doreen: Molly, get a grip. He only needs par to tie. Tell him to lay up.
Molly: Go for it, Roy! Just knock it on!
Doreen: This is why we broke up. He always went for it.
Molly: My problem is, I've never been with a man who went for it.
Doreen: Honey, he's your guy.
Maybe it's why I love the movie so much, but I'm the guy who goes for it. I'm absolutely terrible when it comes to sticking with something day-by-day, but when I reach a decision point, and one choice is more conservative, and the other is more daring, I'm always compelled to take the high-risk road. In poker, they say if you don't know whether to raise, or fold, you should fold. I don't do a lot of folding.
So, there I was, with less painful, but still sore feet and shins, having to decide whether to push on, or make the conservative, but probably smarter choice and call it a day. I remembered the experience I'd had with trying to push through the pain with my knees back during Fat Guy Walking 1.0, and decided to lay up, and went to bed.
I felt like a quitter, but when I got up 8 hours later, my feet and shins felt better than they had the day before, so it appears to have been a good decision. I went to work, hit the stairs in the parking garage afterwards, and on the way home, stopped and picked up a pair of Dr Scholl's Active Series Insoles:
http://www.drscholls.com/Products/ActiveSeriesInsoles
The insoles I had, while new, were 7 years old; they don't even make them anymore. These are much more substantial, and the difference was immediately noticeable when Lily and I went for our walk. They felt great!
About a mile into our walk, I suddenly became very dizzy. I was completely lucid, my mind was totally clear, but I could barely stand, and began sweating profusely. I was in front of a house that is for sale, and vacant, so I carefully made my way over to the porch, and sat down for 15 minutes, or so. When the dizziness faded somewhat, I unsteadily made my way home. There was no question as to whether I was going to push on, we quit at 1.6 miles. I went to bed, and when I got up, I felt better, but still a little strange.
We'll see.
So, at the end of my last post, I was heading out the door for my walk. I've split my 3.6 mile daily course into 2 parts; 1.5 miles with my dog, Lily, then the plan is to swing back by the house, drop her off, and walk the other 2.1 miles at my target 3 mph pace. Due to the foot and shin pain I was having, I was going to reassess after Lily's 1.5 mile leg, and decide whether to go on.
Before I left, I remembered I'd had some foot pain the first time I'd done my walking program back in 2006 (Fat Guy Walking 1.0) and had bought some Dr Sholl's gel insoles, and still had some. The shoes I wear are Nike Air Max Copious (http://www.academy.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_10051_89686_-1__?N=610945419&kwid=ps_cse&cid=CSE%7CGoogle&gclid=CNWJlJyD27oCFUlp7AodQxAAcw)
Of course, they're half the price I paid for them a year ago, now. They're fine, but comparing their insoles to the Dr. Scholl's replacements, I could see the replacements were much more substantial; better cushioned, and softer, so I put them in, and gave it a try.
Big difference. I immediately noticed how much more comfortable the shoes were, and my heel, ball-of-foot and shin pain were much less pronounced. As the walk wore on, the pain diminished even further. Lily and I both enjoyed her walk, leaving me with a decision to make by the time we got back home at the conclusion of her leg of the walk. Stop, or go on?
Have you ever Tin Cup? It's one of my favorites movies. There's a scene in the movie where Rene Russo, playing Tin Cup's new girlfriend, is talking to Linda Hart, who plays his stripper ex-girlfriend, about a decision he's in the process of making: lay up, or go for it?
Doreen: No, no, no. This is what always happens. He's going for it.
Molly: Go for it!
Doreen: Molly, get a grip. He only needs par to tie. Tell him to lay up.
Molly: Go for it, Roy! Just knock it on!
Doreen: This is why we broke up. He always went for it.
Molly: My problem is, I've never been with a man who went for it.
Doreen: Honey, he's your guy.
Maybe it's why I love the movie so much, but I'm the guy who goes for it. I'm absolutely terrible when it comes to sticking with something day-by-day, but when I reach a decision point, and one choice is more conservative, and the other is more daring, I'm always compelled to take the high-risk road. In poker, they say if you don't know whether to raise, or fold, you should fold. I don't do a lot of folding.
So, there I was, with less painful, but still sore feet and shins, having to decide whether to push on, or make the conservative, but probably smarter choice and call it a day. I remembered the experience I'd had with trying to push through the pain with my knees back during Fat Guy Walking 1.0, and decided to lay up, and went to bed.
I felt like a quitter, but when I got up 8 hours later, my feet and shins felt better than they had the day before, so it appears to have been a good decision. I went to work, hit the stairs in the parking garage afterwards, and on the way home, stopped and picked up a pair of Dr Scholl's Active Series Insoles:
http://www.drscholls.com/Products/ActiveSeriesInsoles
The insoles I had, while new, were 7 years old; they don't even make them anymore. These are much more substantial, and the difference was immediately noticeable when Lily and I went for our walk. They felt great!
About a mile into our walk, I suddenly became very dizzy. I was completely lucid, my mind was totally clear, but I could barely stand, and began sweating profusely. I was in front of a house that is for sale, and vacant, so I carefully made my way over to the porch, and sat down for 15 minutes, or so. When the dizziness faded somewhat, I unsteadily made my way home. There was no question as to whether I was going to push on, we quit at 1.6 miles. I went to bed, and when I got up, I felt better, but still a little strange.
We'll see.
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