I had a chance to think about my walk schedule, and I can see that my foot is definitely not going to be ready for travel this coming Saturday the 9th. Then it hit me: the boss needs me in the office to finish our current project (Book 3 in a series of English workbooks) by the end of November; it's also unwontedly warm despite it now being November; I also started looking into the complicated transportation issue that comes with picking up where I left off every damn weekend, so I thought to myself that it might be a better idea just to delay the start of the walk until Friday, November 29: I could take a bus back to Daegu's Hyeonpoong Public Bus Station, stay overnight at the Hong-C Motel, and start out the next morning, doing the rest of the walk in one fell swoop instead of busing/training out every single weekend. This would also have the advantage of letting me continue to heal without interruption (if I did the weekends-only schedule, I'd be setting back my healing a bit every time I went out to walk), and I could even do a few trial walks during the final two weeks of November. So: continuous healing, no unnecessary bus/trains for every segment, ability to work on this work project until the end of November, and—assuming the unusually warm weather holds until late in the month—no deep cold as we move into December (snow or ice would likely kill the walk in its tracks).
I revised my walk calendar. See here or look below:
So the rest days are back in. I'll essentially be walking the remaining 11 days of the original 20-day calendar, but delayed by a few weeks thanks to this injury. I might also have to bring along a somewhat bigger, heavier jacket that's almost a coat... or I might not. A lot depends on what regional temperatures are like. Frankly, I hope I can get away with toting along what I'd had originally: my light windbreaker and a poncho, the two of which, when used together (and assuming it's not rainy), provide plenty of warmth when it's cold. I guess the real concern is the early mornings, when it might be freezing out in the sticks where there's no urban waste heat.
I think I'm also going to get back into stairs training starting this week, but nowhere near as intensely as at the beginning of this year. I'll just go Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday, either at night or in the early morning, and once my foot heals enough, I'll start some limited walking so as to stay in condition. If I can force my lazy ass to do so, I'll also do a bit of biking just for the cardio benefit. Whether I restart heavy clubs, kettlebells, etc. before the end of the year is an open question. Maybe; maybe not. We'll see how lazy I'm feeling.
Here's hoping 2025 is a much better year. This one's been a bit abusive.
Looks to be like a good plan to me. Although the weather may prove to be the wild card. Time will tell.
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