Boot Experiences

<p>I'm not quite sure why that made me laugh.....but it did.</p>

<p>I got my combat boots! I wore them to school yesterday with a pair of shorts and I showed them off. It made me happy.</p>

<p>Try to break them in if you can, maybe wear them around the house or go for walks in them or whatever. Anything to prevent blisters during Beast is a good thing.</p>

<p>redhead, why does that not surprise me? lol. another hint i heard, wear them in intervals of time. so maybe an hour, then 2, then 4, then go for a short run. break them in slowly</p>

<p>How much running do you do in your boots during BCT?</p>

<p>not much is the short answer. Usually slow formation runs, and only a couple of them.</p>

<p>Ok, I just wanted to know if it would be a better idea to focus my conditioning to running in boots or running shoes. Thanks, I will probably do mostly running shoes with a few miles in boots a week.</p>

<p>You will run every other day in the morning. Maybe 5 or so runs in boots I'd say. Depends on your squad, but I wouldn't expect to run in boots any more than 10 times at the very max.</p>

<p>running in boots just helps break them in. and everywhere you walk is in boots after a week or so (first week half the day is BDUs with isued tennis shoes), but all the courses and running to/from them is in boots</p>

<p>Is anyone else having some issue with their heel? It feels like mine are moving just a little bit sometimes when walking in the boots. It's just a little movement... but I was just curious... Thanks</p>

<p>ya zman, mine is little loose there and about a inch short up front(i dont know what I was thinking when i tried them on..:l) and thats with boot socks and and extra pair beneath them. So i've ordered a half size smaller online, and if its just me freakin out i can return the online ones..:) if they really are a little big then i'll keep them and have the two pairs of boots we'll end up getting.</p>

<p>lmao, you kids crack me up. While comfort is nice, 95% of the time, it won't matter as your feet go numb anyways. :)</p>

<p>Yup mine do the same thing, thats why i thought i got them too big. But i don't have any blisters or anything, the heel just slightly moves, especially when i run.</p>

<p>Yeah same boat here mark40. Good luck with that cdk... sounds a bit crazy. lol thanks hornet...guess it wont really matter then...</p>

<p>lol. hornetguy, i picture you as being some wise old elder. yet, you are probably only a year older than the rest of us.</p>

<p>My boots are a little loose in the heel too. I think I should have gotten the smaller ones, hornet. But that's ok, I'm going to try them with an extra pair of socks. :) Can anyone else feel the difference in their legs from the weight of the boots? I feel like I'm getting a lot better of a workout when I run in them because my calves and shins tighten up more and then kind of go numb.</p>

<p>I have big boots (size 14 men's), so they are heavier than everyone else's, but my boots each weigh 3 pounds. I can definitely feel it when I run.</p>

<p>I guess I got lucky. Both of my pairs of boots fit really well. Not too tight, but not too loose. The only reason I have worn my tennis shoes since I got my boots is because I only have 4 pairs of boot socks, and I don't wash clothes every 4 days every time. :)</p>

<p>Oh yeah... try flutter kicks in them...world o' difference :)</p>

<p>geez... i have enough trouble doing flutter kicks in my tennis shoes... my abs are horrible. (they give out when i do pushups before my arms do)</p>

<p>wow, lol, that's sad. I know abs are by far my strong point. Better hope you're not one of my 4 digs. ;)</p>