[pct-l] Desperately need help for "Delicate Princess Foot Syndrome"

[hdfullofrox at yahoo.com (Maggie)]

I'm so over being shy about my personal stats.

I weigh 167 lbs at 5'5"-- and, fwiw, I'm 35 years old.
My pack, fully loaded with food/water/clothes and
doodads for 4-5 days averages 30 lbs.

I sit on my butt 3 days a week at work. My days off
are spent 4 wheelin the jeep (more sittin on my butt
mainly)and car camping or hiking, depending on which
set of friends wants to come out and play.

Some years I have been able to walk/hike almost daily,
some years only once a month-- conditioning makes a
noticeable difference in my ability to hike up a hill
without stopping every 10 feet to suck wind, but
hasn't seemed to have any effect on my foot issues.

~Maggie

--- dsaufley@sprynet.com wrote:

> Maggie,
> 
> I certainly don't expect you to answer these
> personal question on post; but what is your weight &
> height?  How much does your pack weigh?  What is
> your normal routine (ie., you sit behind a desk like
> me)?  What kind of shoes do you wear in "real" life?
>  How much walking do you do?  All of these things
> can impact your occasional trek.  Perhaps the answer
> lies not so much in what footwear or remedies you
> use while hiking, but how you are conditioning
> yourself between hikes, or what kind of demand you
> are asking your feet to do only on occasion.  
> 
> Just a thought.   
> 
> L-Rod


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