tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567385775542087238.post6521579737227669919..comments2023-06-25T01:27:35.203-07:00Comments on The Eternal Optimist: 12 miles - Check, 10 miles - UmmmmMandaPandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03362923550051566309noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567385775542087238.post-90192683371706272372010-10-29T20:29:15.993-07:002010-10-29T20:29:15.993-07:0012 MILES???? Are you KIDDING me??? That is absol...12 MILES???? Are you KIDDING me??? That is absolutely fantastic - and I am GREEN with envy!! Wow - I am just so impressed... You're the BEST! Just make sure you get that heel checked - don't want that to slow you down!!<br /><br />Your weekend sounded wonderful, and I loved when the kids did those soccer and t-ball kinds of things... maddening, but oh so FUN!! Enjoy every blessed second of it!~Lisa~https://www.blogger.com/profile/00758877185557627942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567385775542087238.post-11728043231935369952010-10-26T12:43:32.243-07:002010-10-26T12:43:32.243-07:00I did the 3-day a couple of years ago with my mom;...I did the 3-day a couple of years ago with my mom; great experience, but challenging. Mentally & physically. Suggestions; bring more than one pair of tennis shoes. Break in your new shoes if at all possible. Your feet will most likely swell so if you have a pair a bit bigger save for days 2 & 3. If you feel a blister (hot spot) coming on, stop & fix it at the medical tent before it becomes full blown. If you own an Ipod dock (one of the little ones) & can rig it to bring along (someone did by using a fanny pack backwards) it helps. They didn't let us use ipods in our ears as it was a hazard. There'll be plenty of snacks along the way, make sure to eat. As soon as you make it back if you want a soda, go get one, then shower & dinner (or dinner & then shower) as they go fast!! Hope you have a blast & just put one foot in front of the other when it feels like you've been walking & walking & walking...distract yourself with conversation! Good LUCK!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05804162038632872727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567385775542087238.post-2167686797527613532010-10-26T11:19:53.514-07:002010-10-26T11:19:53.514-07:00My daughter tried soccer a few years ago and it di...My daughter tried soccer a few years ago and it didn't take. I was kind of glad because it seems like soccer (like most other sports, I guess) gets so competitive as the kids get older. Glad you are not being too hard on yourself about Sunday. If you pushed through, you might have injured yourself. I can't imagine walking as much as you are with your heel pain. I try to stay away from "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader" because it makes me feel so stupid. :)Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00603681230277050772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567385775542087238.post-77633914220392062802010-10-25T15:32:18.768-07:002010-10-25T15:32:18.768-07:005 year olds playing soccer...so sweet. I remember...5 year olds playing soccer...so sweet. I remember my daughter telling me that sometimes if an opposing player looked like they REALLY wanted the ball, she'd let them have it so they wouldn't be sad. Needless to say, she didn't win many games!Amanda Kiskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035180757671095192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567385775542087238.post-27006193566230535502010-10-25T09:46:10.720-07:002010-10-25T09:46:10.720-07:00Sincerely well done on that 12-miler. That is some...Sincerely well done on that 12-miler. That is some going, and i can defintely understand why you were feeling it on the sunday. I think with all the calories burned during the walking you did, eating a bit of crap won't do you any harm. Hope the healing comes sooner rather than later manda and when you do the 3-day i assume you will have lots of other folks around you and that will spur you on and make grinning and bearing it that little bit easier.<br /><br />Many thanks for your comment today - sometimes we go through weeks where everything just goes to pot, and others when nothing can faze us - i just had one of the former, but am going to make the coming week one of the latter. ;o)Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01662733977843074015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567385775542087238.post-79650518736417912162010-10-25T08:08:18.531-07:002010-10-25T08:08:18.531-07:00Wow great job on the walking! So sorry you have h...Wow great job on the walking! So sorry you have had problems with PF in your foot - I had this before and after losing weight. It totally sucks. Putting inserts in my shoes designed for PF helped, and so did Pilates - actually the yoga-like moves like Downward Dog, which stretched it out. Make sure you stretch before and after walking. Hope it goes away soon!Genhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414571860592267584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567385775542087238.post-28170292061481570282010-10-25T06:45:22.453-07:002010-10-25T06:45:22.453-07:00Girl, you are ROCKIN IT! :) 10+ miles of walking? ...Girl, you are ROCKIN IT! :) 10+ miles of walking? I had to MAKE myself do just one meazley mile on the treadmill on Saturday. I'm so jealous ;) <br /><br />Hope your heel feels better!nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01323909033521155406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567385775542087238.post-50285844631300135912010-10-25T06:13:47.344-07:002010-10-25T06:13:47.344-07:00This post has success all over it. Corner to corne...This post has success all over it. Corner to corner, you have succeeded! Saturday & Sunday. A year ago, or two - you pic, would you have been out there trying for back to back 10+ mile days? or even out there? You know the answer to that. Whether you finished on Sunday or not I'd say is not what matters in the grand perspective of Manda. What matters is who you've become since that day you decided to get healthy. There will be more Sunday's, and more days where you will have to say googly moogly... but it is all good when put in perspective.<br /><br />Have a great week!Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11534171345610201608noreply@blogger.com