<p>I'm doing a 1-mile charity run/walk in the morning, and have some questions. I just got talked into it yesterday, my friends are clueless when it comes to details, and I don't know anyone who has done one of these before. </p>
<p>I have two pairs of shoes that I normally wear, a pair of Nike Air Max Assail II's that I got over spring break and an older pair of Asics GT-2100s. My right foot cramps (not uncommon for me. I had a severe staph infection in it when I was younger, and it's never been "right" since then.) after walking a while in the Nike's, but my ankles and shins never hurt. My left foot hurts in the Asics after a while, and my ankles tend to ache a bit, but because the shoes are so light, I feel like I can go farther and faster. Which would be the lesser of the evils? </p>
<p>Also, since this is so early in the morning (Registration and warm up at 7:30, main event at 8:10), what should I eat before I go? I'm assuming nothing too heavy, but would something like toast and peanut butter be too much?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance! Sorry for being so clueless!</p>
<p>I don't know how to advise you with the shoes but remember to strech and that should help with cramping and hurting. I just seached "shin streches" and found <a href="http://www.racewalk.com%5B/url%5D">www.racewalk.com</a>. Go under "Cool Down" tab and itll give you streches.</p>
<p>Do you plan on running it? Its at most going to take you 15 minutes to jog it. It should be quick and painless.</p>
<p>I suggest eating very lightly a couple hours before. Bananas help cramping and remember to keep hydrated (no carbonation).</p>
<p>I plan on walking it, but my walk is pretty much a jog (it's a perk of having classes that are far apart and a REALLY heavy bookbag!). I haven't been stretching, so that will probably help.</p>
<p>It's only going to be a mile and you're going to be walking/jogging it, if you feel any pain just keep fighting through it. Just remember, it is only a mile.</p>
<p>It was actually a mile and a half due to the construction on campus. I finished in 20:57, and was the fastest person who walked the whole thing. I was a minute faster than my friends, who ran the first half of the course.</p>