Today we undertook our second official training walk. Geoff, Justine, Kate, Linda and Julie set off from Lysterfield Lake at 9.00am heading for the Ferntree Gully picnic area. It was Justine and Kate's first walk with the team. Some 5 kms in, Julie turned back as she had to be back nin Melbourne in early afternoon, so she left us at the Monbulk retarding basin. We witnesses an exciting pole fishing competition at Monbulk Lake, with competitiors dotted around the lake sporting very long poles and catching carp. We made good time through a scenic landscape, getting to the 10 km mark within 2 hours. A couple of challenging hills towards the end kept us on our toes. The last 3 kms or so was walking alongside the railway line and through suburbia.
We made the 15kms in 3 hours and 15 minutes, against an anticipated time of 4 hours 30 mins. An enjoyable walk and a chance to get to know our newest team member Justine who will be a great asset to the team.
This week I tried liberal coatings of petroleum jelly under the two pairs of socks, as well as a gel toe seperator - both worked very well with no additional blisters. Some ankle and toe pain in the right foot, but I will keep working on this with my stretching exercises - my toes hit the ground on my right foot before the heel because of my tight calf muscles.
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