Markoid
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Edited Oct 21, 2016, 04:01
Sore feet
Oct 21, 2016, 04:00
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All that walking around. Any cures? I've heard mint is good. Not sure though.
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spencer
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Edited Oct 21, 2016, 12:22
Re: Sore feet
Oct 21, 2016, 12:01
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Remember prevention too: good, well fitting, tightly laced footwear that's been gradually 'run in'. I didn't buy the best as fieldwalking in heather shredded my previous pair which gave out abruptly, and didn't do the running in bit either earlier this year, so..new boots, did a seven hour exploratory fieldwalk in the aforementioned sandpapery heather, blistered heel after three, said 'damn it, it's taken this long to get out here, not giving up now'....and was limping and plastered up for three weeks after, so the other voluntary survey work I had lined up in the Peak Park didn't get done before the damn bracken erupted. That stuffed that. Lesson learnt : (
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Monganaut
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Re: Sore feet
Oct 21, 2016, 13:23
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My Nan recommended mustard put into a hot soak, dunno about sore feet, but when I stepped on a nail as a kid, it did stop any infection.
As Spencer says, prevention better than cure, though i'm the opposite in terms of tight laces, mine have to be fairly loose, else me feet get tired to quick.
Decent insoles help, as do 'liner' socks i.e. you wear a thin pair of breathable socks under another thicker pair, stops rubbing and blisters.
I always find that if my feets are tired mid walk, it pays dividends to soak them in a cold stream for 5 mins or so (if you come across one that is....and take the talc along...helps to make sure they are dry when you put yer boots back on)
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spencer
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Re: Sore feet
Oct 21, 2016, 13:30
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Ta for tips
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Monganaut
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Re: Sore feet
Oct 21, 2016, 16:23
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No worries. I do a fair amount of hiking every month, and have learned/ been told a few tricks over the years. Tired/sore feet are often an unwanted side effect, but it's a price worth paying fer a good jaunt up in the hills :)
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spencer
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Re: Sore feet
Oct 21, 2016, 21:47
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Re the tight laces... I have 'em like that for scrambling so foot and boot go to and stay in the same place, but yup, would prefer looser on non dodgy terrain. Ah, the great smell of fine cheese...
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postman
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Re: Sore feet
Oct 22, 2016, 17:22
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Ive walked round the world three times, non stop, apparently I don't get sore feet, but they do ache, a nice Thai lady called Watcheraporn on the main road in my town gives em a good rub once a month, it doesn't stop the aching but phoowee it feels good.
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tjj
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Re: Sore feet
Oct 23, 2016, 00:36
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I've had sore feet in my time - the worst was when I bought an expensive pair of Brashers - always ended up with blisters on my heels if I walked further than a few miles. The lesson learnt was that you don't really need to spend a lot of money to get comfortable walking shoes. They may not last forever but then the Brashers ended up in a charity shop.
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Markoid
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Edited Oct 25, 2016, 22:42
Re: Sore feet
Oct 25, 2016, 22:27
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Thanks for the advice. I'm a town walker (no car = no need and vice versa). I do the countryside sometimes. Actually, I loved Brasher boots. Kept me alive in India and Nepal - some serious hiking there friends. Some city hills are just nuts - The trek up to The Alexandria Palace. Up to Greenwich meridian. Some of the hills in Glasgow are mental too. Always the heel of the foot some reason that gets sore. Titanium plates and screws are not a hassle. They just stick out a bit!
Not having a car is a luxury sometimes.
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tjj
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Edited Oct 26, 2016, 14:02
Re: Sore feet
Oct 26, 2016, 08:49
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Markoid wrote: Thanks for the advice. I'm a town walker (no car = no need and vice versa). I do the countryside sometimes. Actually, I loved Brasher boots. Kept me alive in India and Nepal - some serious hiking there friends. Some city hills are just nuts - The trek up to The Alexandria Palace. Up to Greenwich meridian. Some of the hills in Glasgow are mental too. Always the heel of the foot some reason that gets sore. Titanium plates and screws are not a hassle. They just stick out a bit!
Not having a car is a luxury sometimes.
Enjoyed reading this. I don't have a car either having lived in London for many years - somewhere between Alexandria Palace and Hampstead Heath. Those two places, along with Highgate Wood, were all I knew of the countryside. I didn't have special shoes to walk there though. Brashers are an excellent brand but I made the mistake of buying very sturdy, quite heavy, Hillwalkers (meaning fells/mountains) and not really necessary for my part of the world - plus I'm a size 5.
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