I successfully walked a total of 16,379 steps Friday night. My right foot hurt because I'd forgotten to take any ibuprofen before starting the walk. That turned out to be a good thing, though, because it allowed me to gauge my pain levels more accurately. End result: the pain proved tolerable, and on Saturday, when I woke up, I was able to move around just fine without limping—and still without taking anything for the pain. There was indeed some residual achiness, but nothing intolerable. Despite the continued swelling, which is more annoying than worrisome (it's certainly not debilitating), I think I'm ready to ratchet my walks back up to a minimum of 15K steps from now on. And since I seem to be recovering fairly quickly from those walks, I can move from walking only on Mondays and Fridays to walking on a Monday/Wednesday/Friday schedule. I don't think I'll push my luck by trying to walk more frequently than that, at least for the next few months. Instead, on my off-days, I might cycle hither and thither a bit.
On Saturday, April 4, I'm going to be naughty and meet up with my buddy JW for a hike along the Han River from Yeouido Station to the Gayang Bridge. I'm slowly turning JW into a distance-walking addict, and I'm trying to introduce him to the entirety of the Incheon-Seoul-Yangpyeong axis, a 120-kilometer stretch that takes me four days to walk. We've already walked from Yeouido to my place, and from my place to Hanam City, so JW already knows about 45 km of the whole axis. The April 4 walk from Yeouido to the Gayang Bridge is short: a total of 12 km once we reach the bridge, turn south into town, and walk to Gayang Station, where we'll take the subway back to our respective homes. (We might hit lunch before riding home.) After we do the Yeouido-Gayang walk, we'll tackle the Gayang-Incheon walk, which is a full 30-kilometer stretch. I think my foot will have healed enough for me to do that trek. After we conquer that stretch, the only segment left to do will be the one from Hanam to Yangpyeong. That one's a beast at 35 km, but I'll be sure to rest up before tackling that.
Upshot: things are looking up. It's good to be walking for real again.
Sunday, March 29, 2020
walk report for Friday, March 27
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"I'm slowly turning JW into a distance-walking addict"
ReplyDeleteYeah, that's how it all starts. "C'mon, let's take a little walk. You'll like it. The first time is free!"
I actually laughed when you called the 12K hike "short". I did a similar walk yesterday and I was so proud of my endurance. That was the longest continuous walk I had taken in a long time and it kicked my ass.
Really glad your foot is coming along and walking you on the road of recovery!
I guess it's a question of terrain, which makes the experience of walking very different. For you, an 8K walk through the mountains is a tough trek, and it would be even tougher for me. But 8K on flat ground is nothing—for both of us. A 12K walk on flat ground would be a 2-hour stroll for you, and closer to 2.5 hours for me.
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