11 or 12 miles

I've allowed myself to be lazy thus far this week: going to bed shortly after the boy and only walking during breaks at work... So today I decided to do a longer walk.

I believe my walk was 5 miles each way, though the Nike+ puts it between 4.25 and 4.5. I took a little break at my destination before heading home. But, the walk was 9 or 10 miles. Adding in my work walks I got 11 or 12 miles today... which makes me feel a whole lot better about the 1/2 marathon being a little over a month away. 13 miles in one stretch will be a challenge, but one I now believe I can succeed at.

As has been the case, walking was a challenge. My mind still wants to go faster. The walk home was easier in that regard. And my legs/body really only hurt during the last mile. My main challenge ended up being blisters on my feet! I haven't had that problem since when I started running 5 miles... like 8 or so years ago. I wore socks with a lot of padding and I'm hypothesizing that my preggo feet were a little swollen since it was the end of the day. Need to find a remedy though.

I'm planning on walking 9 miles on Saturday; hopefully with the lady that I'm walking the 1/2 marathon with. Will try a different pair of  socks... and hopefully go earlier in the day.