Coming up fast

Missed the bus by about a block, to meet up with others for a training walk.  Decided to do my own.  Did about 17-18 kms, a little more than half the actual weight I'll be carrying, and in a light rain.  My feet are killing me, possibly have a blister forming, not sure, but definitely a hot spot.  It was a little bit more interesting than walking the lake multiple times.  (Did long hills in Woodland Park.)  I'm tired.  Trying to remember to take iron and vitamin D until I leave, I'm highly likely very low in both.  Stayed fairly dry.  The only section I'm particularly concerned about in the first few days, because of the Pyrenees, and I'm starting earlier than I had originally planned.  At least, I think so:  haven't bought a plane ticket yet, because I don't have an official okay for the actual time period.  I'll ask again on Tuesday, my boss was out sick, and then on vacation, so haven't pinned down an official answer.  And tickets are non-refundable.  Hopefully, I'll still be able to afford a ticket.

This is the only time that works for me, both weather, health, and other commitments this year.  Fingers crossed.

At any rate, the exercise is good.

I don't think I trained at all in 2005, maybe a couple days in 2007 (but in the heat of summer, with a full pack), and I can't remember what I did before the winter trip, perhaps stairs or something, but without weight.  Probably not much for Portugal either, but it was pretty flat.  (I'd been having foot issues, pain in the arch for a few years prior to that trip, stuck them in the water in Caldas de Reis, and they've been better since.)

The though of having to deal with something on the trek, kinda' freaks me out, but we always are.  That's growth, right?  That's why people do these types of trips.  Presumably, that's why I'm doing this one.  Sigh.