Moonwalkers - how are we doing?

Hi

I'm not doing it this year but did it a couple of years ago.

Have you tried 1000 mile socks?

I did it with these and had no blisters around my heals but i did end up with a huge one under my foot as my trainers were rubbing.

when i went for the fitting i am convinced they gave me a pair half a size to big, I'm usually a 4.5-5 and they gave me a 5.5 as said my feet would swell.

I did all my training in them and I walked a couple of 20 mile walks without a problem but had problems from 24.5 miles!!

Well done with your walking. My podiatrist recommended Gehwol Foot Cream Extra, which you slather on before walking. I never got blisters. Got black toe nails from walking in running trainers to start with though!

Well done you on signing up! I did the first full moon one in Edinburgh a few years back. Bets experience ever although I was crying by the end of it!!!

I suffered horribly during training with blisters. On the night I slavered my feet in Vaseline. Not one blister!!!!!!!! I would recommend that.

Doing a 20 mile long walk tomorrow!

So far so good, I really struggled with the longer walks until I realised I actually needed to eat for them - a handful of jelly babies or a cereal bar every 4 miles or so sorts me out.

I swear by 1000 mile socks - I've only had two blisters so far.

I got all my bumph through - I'm in the yellow group - where's everyone else???

My main problem is my feet get very hot very quickly so anything that makes my feet wetter isn't a good solution for me. I'm currently wearing two pairs of 1000 mile socks and blister plasters. My right foot little toe also sits underneath the toe next to it and that is where I was having most of my problems, but I tried a toe separator and that seems to be working, haven't worn it over a long distance yet.

I'm doing the 20 mile walk next weekend with a group of local people I met from Facebook, and an extra day to recover with it being Bank Holiday.

I'm in the pink group, I just didn;t want any pressure of having a time on me so just went for the slowest group LOL

Good Luck!