Morning Charity Hike......Beginner Mistakes ReLearned!!!

[Highlander]

Reference keeping your pace, as an ex-Infantryman we were not allowed to slow on the hills,.. the key to walking long distances is rythum,.. [ its why the Americans sing ],... so set yourself up and keep the rythmic sound of your feet constant.

When you come to the hills, keep that same rythum, but if its a hard hill reduce the size of your steps instead,... but always keep the rythum

A couple of tips,.. you can harden your feet by bathing them in vinigar from time to time,... you can soften new boots by peeing in them,... wash both feet and boots after....lol

If the walking/marching is starting to get hard, dont look around you, stare at the persons feet in front of you and put your foot down with his, this is why a body of soldiers keeps rotateing the front men to the rear, so its not the front men that always suffer with the pace,....if its just you, stare at your own feet, and sing in time to your feet hitting the ground

Going downhill is often more of a challange, you are more likely to get blisters from going downhill than anything else because your feet tend to slide forward, so as Scythe has mentioned your socks are as important as your boots