13.5 miles down!

We did it! Jenn and I completed a 13.5 mile walk this morning. We met the training group in La Mesa at 5 am (waaaay toooo early). There were about 20 or so ladies in the group. We walked from La Mesa to Santee pretty much. Once we got to the Target shopping center in Santee we got on the trolley back to the Amaya trolley stop in La Mesa. Then we finished off the walk with a bit of a hill back to where the cars were parked.

Lessons learned: 1) For this length of walk at least 2 snacks are definitely needed. 2) The break of getting on the trolley at about mile 12 was a big help. We'll have to plan in a couple of decent length rest stops as our walks get longer. 3) The little sticky cushions for the feet aren't going to cut it for the longer walks. They lose their sticky and start roaming around in your sock - not comfy. So I'm going to have to switch to moleskin or New Skin to protect the tender spots on my feet.

Jenn got her non-fanny pack this week so this was her first big walk with her official pack. She looked ever so suave.

This is our longest walk yet and we are feeling pretty proud that we completed it and managed to do it with very little whining! =)

My feet are pretty tired and the front of my thighs are feeling pretty stiff but overall its really not too bad. We've got a 7 mile walk tomorrow morning so hopefully the stiffness will wear off before then!

Laura