I’m tired and dehydrated and my feet hurt. What a GREAT day!!! Yesterday Steve and I walked around Green Lake Park carrying packs. It was a clear sunny (insert beautiful here) day of about 70 degrees with a cool breeze. As planned, we walked with a friend so it was a leisurely trip around the lake while we chatted and caught up on the latest.
From a training perspective, this trip was different. The path was flat with gravel next to asphalt. We were walking at a slower pace than usual because it was a social occasion. It was also my third day carrying a heavier pack.
My back was already sore from the previous two days of my training for the Camino. I wasn’t sure about carrying a pack, but because our bottled water was most easily carried that way, I decided to take it.
As for dehydration, the gentle breeze on a sunny day is a dry breeze. By the end of a day outdoors dehydration is typical. In addition, sipping water required pulling the bottles, which had been placed at the bottom out of backpacks while we were standing. Swearing that the water was indeed in the designated pocket, we tended to want to swear at the person attempting to reach down in the backpack. “It’s in there. Just feel around. It’s there.” We didn’t stop for water very often.
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The next bit of wisdom regarding hydration was something I learned from another hiker. A plastic bag of orange slices is a great way to hydrate. Sucking out the juice from the orange wedge quenches thirst and replenishes electrolytes, but you don’t drink so much that the next stop necessary is a rest room. At the end of our walk we found a shady bench and ate orange wedges while we recovered.
I am physically tired often these days. My workouts challenge me. I’ve heard people say that working out doesn’t make you tired. I challenge that wisdom with physical evidence of fatigue on the day following a long or very intensive workout. That doesn’t mean I will stop. In fact as I get stronger, it takes more to tire me out. I’ll just keep working toward my goals and let my body feel the way it feels on any given day.
And then there are the feet. I am wearing Keds that are actually a bit too wide for me. It’s time to get more serious about footwear, but hot tired sore feet seem to come with the package. Occasional foot soaks and a stiff upper lip seem to be sufficient to get through at least for the typical 3 mile workout I am doing now.