11:48 – 12:28PM 40 minutes. Pedometer says 4747 steps, or 1.5 miles.

Matches up with my just around 3 miles in 1 hour 20 minutes yesterday.

I don’t think 5 k walks are going to be an issue for me. Although I do have blisters on my left ankle from yesterday. This means I need a better pair of shoes, and probably slightly longer socks.

I have some Puma ankle socks, but I think I need socks a little bit past the ankle. I also prefer wigwam brand, they’re the best supporting sock I’ve found.

My current shoes I bought on the cheap, from Evil Walmart, Dr Scholls brand, with the gel heels. Not bad, but not really good for walking long distances. Consumer reports mag for this month has a recommendation Saucony Grid Omni Walkers or New Balance 791.

We should have some spare dosh in the next pay, so I’m aiming to buy both. I need a new pair of gym shoes also. They’re supposed to be cross trainers, so I’m going to check out Consumer Report’s website for their recommendation.

I sound a little sheep like, but really, Consumer Reports does all the work for me. There’s dozens and dozens of brands, and something to make one of them stand out, reduces the tyranny of choice for me.

We walked up and round past Wheaton Arts; the Italian Festival was on, and we nearly got run down by some lazy cow in a red SUV who couldn’t walk the 100 metres from her parking spot but had to drop people off at the front, without looking for those people already walking past.

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