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Relevant xpostGuest2553 posted:It's me, I'm the idiot with the wrong gear. I did the military route of the Vierdaagse Nijmegen with all the associated garbage military gear that goes along with it. Impermeable leather boots with waffle insoles? Check. A rucksack that can't be adjusted to sit straight and would always put most of its weight on one shoulder? Check. Heavy uniform that doesn't breathe and collects enough sweat to built a salt lick? Check. Part of a team of 11 people that has to stick together, each with their own different strides and pacing? Aw yeah, son. All to march a distance about equal to a marathon over cobblestone for four straight days, not including the 500+ miles of endurance training in the 10 weeks leading up to the march itself. I want to do it a third time 
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Here are my recommendations in no particular order: 1) good boots and socks. They don't have to be the best, but good enough for you to be comfortable in - my standards for 'good' are pretty low but it works for me. 2) proper conditioning, so get walkin'. One of the things I did was walk on hot asphalt. Couldn't tell you if it actually worked but enough of us did it to avoid looking individually crazy. 3) keep your feet dry - whether through powder, ventilation, or changing socks every 10 miles. 4) preventive foot care - tape them up or use moleskin on places where you usually get hot spots. 5) accept that you can't stop them all and look after blisters you do get. You don't want to get one of those crazy fuckin' blood infections that will make your veins all discolored all the way up your leg. If you're going to lance them, keep the site clean and bandage it afterwards. If you don't, slap a wet circle on it so it doesn't pop and cause wet feet or let disease enter your bloodstream. Blisters turn into callouses pretty quickly if you're exercising proper care, so getting them isn't the end of the world. Performance will go up with training just like anything else, so don't try to shortcut it or push past your limits. Some people progress faster than others, sure, but if Sgt Bleeding Balls can do it then you can too  e. don't let it get to the bleeding balls level of discomfort if you can help it tho Guest2553 fucked around with this message at 05:20 on Jan 18, 2016 |
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Nice piece of fish posted:I wasn't dumb enough to do it twice though. Christ, man. My wife is going to be 1 week postnatal next year or I'd go for #3 next July 
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