Heat, heat, heat, heat, heat, heat,heat...

[Daniel W. Rouse Jr.]

Heat still remains the main challenge as the summer months get hotter, but
that's about it. Even rougher surfaces, and even if they feel like they are
poking sharply into the sole, can be tolerated just by walking more slowly
and with a smaller step size.

Heat: Metal plates burn within two seconds when standing on them just when
air temperatures are even just in the high 80's, about one second in the low
90's, and in the high 90's to low 100's the plates burn just as the sole
touches them so forget about any amount of standing. That much burning so
quickly remains for seconds while walking--it's a lingering stinging feeling
that feels somewhat tingling as well.

Heat: Blacktop asphalt burns in seconds when standing, and if it's that hot
enough then even lifting feet in the air while rolling on the feet doesn't
dissipate enough heat. Walking heats up quickly enough so that even if the
feet equalize to the heat, that equalizing is still a persistent intense
burning feeling just below being painfully hot. Extra hot blacktop burns
earlier in the afternoon to later after normal peak heat hours, and can be
more or less estimated as twice as hot. Blisters are even more of a risk
factor for longer walks on extra hot, especially after the feet are already
overburned (when contrasted with the burning from lighter blacktop) from
standing on extra hot (even with rolling on the feet, and even in shade
because the shade is even uncomfortably burning hot). Both lighter and
darker extra hot blacktop are also affected by the humidity--lower air
temperature but higher humidity can make it hotter than a higher air
temperature with dry heat.

Heat: Gravel asphalt when standing burns more than sidewalk but not as much
as blacktop asphalt. This is less affected by air temperature and humidity,
but wearing down the soles for a longer walk also makes the soles start to
burn more quickly.

Heat: Brick tiles. Smooth red brick burns less than raised red brick. Raised
red brick burns about as much as lighter color blacktop, but not even close
to extra hot blacktop. Black brick burns unbelievably intense--quicker
burning than extra hot and almost as intense hot as metal plates.

Heat: Standing on hot sidewalk gray or red in color can get hot enough to
have to roll on the feet when standing, and extended standing while waiting
at a pedestrian crossing can even need shade. Walking on that kind of hot
sidewalk takes a bit longer time to get too painfully burning hot, and yet
it still gets that hot after a two tenths of a mile or so. The same is true
for tan color pool deck, but walking on the deck to the pool is not that
long of a walk, and standing is usually for shorter durations at a time.

Heat: Guaranteed burned feet, even if the heat is tolerable. Check the
soles, they are red burned soles even showing through any dirt, though white
callous areas can just appear extra white with almost no dirt on them.

Heat: Blisters if too much heat for too long is absorbed by the feet not
ready for that much heat just yet. Expected results once or twice when
pushing past a heat limit, but if they're occurring too often then it's not
a realistic goal to get used to that much heat yet (if at all). This
includes friction--that's heat too, just from abrasion. Friction blisters
are usually caused not just by walking too far, but too fast and
overstriding (shoe wearing size step vs. barefoot step).

[Daniel W. Rouse Jr.]

"Daniel W. Rouse Jr." <dwro...@nethere.comNOSPAM> wrote in message
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> Heat still remains the main challenge as the summer months get hotter, but
> that's about it. Even rougher surfaces, and even if they feel like they
> are poking sharply into the sole, can be tolerated just by walking more
> slowly and with a smaller step size.
>

However, if rough is done after hot, it still feels even sharper since the
feet have been made more sensitive from the heat.

> Heat: Metal plates burn within two seconds when standing on them just when
> air temperatures are even just in the high 80's, about one second in the
> low 90's, and in the high 90's to low 100's the plates burn just as the
> sole touches them so forget about any amount of standing. That much
> burning so quickly remains for seconds while walking--it's a lingering
> stinging feeling that feels somewhat tingling as well.
>

Of note is that I will not even walk--let alone stand--on any metal plate
that even suggests it is electrical. If there is a faulty ground, I don't
want a seriously high voltage shock.

> Heat: Blacktop asphalt burns in seconds when standing, and if it's that
> hot enough then even lifting feet in the air while rolling on the feet
> doesn't dissipate enough heat. Walking heats up quickly enough so that
> even if the feet equalize to the heat, that equalizing is still a
> persistent intense burning feeling just below being painfully hot. Extra
> hot blacktop burns earlier in the afternoon to later after normal peak
> heat hours, and can be more or less estimated as twice as hot. Blisters
> are even more of a risk factor for longer walks on extra hot, especially
> after the feet are already overburned (when contrasted with the burning
> from lighter blacktop) from standing on extra hot (even with rolling on
> the feet, and even in shade because the shade is even uncomfortably
> burning hot). Both lighter and darker extra hot blacktop are also affected
> by the humidity--lower air temperature but higher humidity can make it
> hotter than a higher air temperature with dry heat.
>

I'm finding it useful to try as much as possible to get used to the heat
during the high 80's and higher humidity, so that the low to mid 90's and
dry heat will be less difficult. I'm tryng to start no later than one hour
before afternoon peak heat, and preferably during peak heat. Smooth blacktop
and extra hot for as much as possible.

> Heat: Gravel asphalt when standing burns more than sidewalk but not as
> much as blacktop asphalt. This is less affected by air temperature and
> humidity, but wearing down the soles for a longer walk also makes the
> soles start to burn more quickly.
>

Once I'm used to hotter, then the only factor is sharper. So far, I've only
encountered one swap meet with pointy gravel embedded asphalt so sharp that
walking normally was outright painful, so I had to use much slower and more
delicate stepping (and thankfully it wasn't painfully hot as well).

> Heat: Brick tiles. Smooth red brick burns less than raised red brick.
> Raised red brick burns about as much as lighter color blacktop, but not
> even close to extra hot blacktop. Black brick burns unbelievably
> intense--quicker burning than extra hot and almost as intense hot as metal
> plates.
>

The thing is that brick is much less of an available surface. I did find
some black brick close to a Walmart store entrance/exit, and wow did it burn
quickly even a half hour before afternoon peak heat. At the same time, the
few steps on asphalt after being burned from black brick did not feel as
hot, but then the heat did increase to quite burning hot (though not yet
painfully hot).

> Heat: Standing on hot sidewalk gray or red in color can get hot enough to
> have to roll on the feet when standing, and extended standing while
> waiting at a pedestrian crossing can even need shade. Walking on that kind
> of hot sidewalk takes a bit longer time to get too painfully burning hot,
> and yet it still gets that hot after a two tenths of a mile or so. The
> same is true for tan color pool deck, but walking on the deck to the pool
> is not that long of a walk, and standing is usually for shorter durations
> at a time.
>

I'm not finding sidewalk to be much of a problem at all. At worst, it's
about as hot as asphalt when standing but can but stood on by rolling on the
feet indefinitely. It also doesn't ever get too hot when walking except for
if the feet have already been quite burned from prolonged walking on hot
asphalt, or after several tenths of a mile with air temperatures at the low
100's.

> Heat: Guaranteed burned feet, even if the heat is tolerable. Check the
> soles, they are red burned soles even showing through any dirt, though
> white callous areas can just appear extra white with almost no dirt on
> them.
>

The redness actually doesn't last for very long anymore. What does remain is
not just grayish but actually blackish permadirt even to the point that
blackened crosshatch lines are seen even as some of the permadirt wears
away.

> Heat: Blisters if too much heat for too long is absorbed by the feet not
> ready for that much heat just yet. Expected results once or twice when
> pushing past a heat limit, but if they're occurring too often then it's
> not a realistic goal to get used to that much heat yet (if at all). This
> includes friction--that's heat too, just from abrasion. Friction blisters
> are usually caused not just by walking too far, but too fast and
> overstriding (shoe wearing size step vs. barefoot step).
>

I've not had to worry about blisters just yet, but then I've always been in
a situation where I could either find shade if it's too hot and/or it's not
painfully burning hot to walk on until several tenths of a mile for several
minutes (e.g., a walk around the neighborhood loop for 10 minutes continuous
on blacktop asphalt avoiding all concrete or shade until it's too painfully
hot). Even in the case of a swap meet where it got way too hot due to the
air temperature and humidity--there was always close enough shade to walk
through or stand on even though I counted 12 times having to cool off the
feet in the shade before leaving (and needing shade 2 more times crossing
the parking lot). I suspect that if I do end up with blisters it's going to
be that stubborn spot just behind the balls of the feet aligned with the gap
between the second and third toe, plus the balls of the feet just behind the
little toe are burning more intensely, and I'm noticing a more intense burn
on the edge of the feet just in front of the heel. That said, the point is
to get used to enough hotter heat without getting blisters, so that less
hotter heat is able to be walked on almost indefinitely--even if it still
burns consistently intense enough for the entire walk but without increasing
to too painfully hot, and even if it's way too hot to stand for longer
especially full foot and even when rolling on the feet for longer.

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Daniel wrote:
> Daniel wrote:
>
>> Heat still remains the main challenge ...
>> ...
>
> ...
>>
>> ...
>
>I've not had to worry ...

In Arizona today, around noon,
it was about 102 degrees F.

At a rest stop
near the California state line,
the concrete was pretty hot
but tolerable for the short time
I walked and stood around.

A pleasant experience.