Aftermath: 12-Mile road march with small boots (pics) =(

2006-09-30 11:27:05

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T4rd: Member; +44|7096|West Point, NY

Well yesterday I had a 12-mile road march at 0300 (3 AM) and we had 4 hours to do it. I've never had much of a problem on long marches, but this is my first 12 miler and like a retard I did it in brand new boots that were a bit too small for me. This is the most pain I've expirienced with my feet. I was impressed to find my feet still intact as much as they were when I took off my socks.

So here's the carnage:

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Trust me, they feel a LOT worse than they look too, haha. And we got a nice long run on Monday! Woohoo!!!

2006-09-30 11:28:42

#2

stryyker: bad touch; +1,682|7140|California

i assume it was a march for something military related?

2006-09-30 11:29:25

#3

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|6988|Mountains of NC

shit try covering 47 miles and come back to me

https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/17445/carhartt.jpg

2006-09-30 11:29:52

#4

InfectiousShadow: BF2S Resident Bass Player; +45|6852|Washington State, USA

ouch that hurts. was this at fort benning?

2006-09-30 11:30:52

#5

T4rd: Member; +44|7096|West Point, NY

SEREMAKER wrote:
shit try covering 47 miles and come back to me

That would be no problem if my boots weren't SMALLER THAN MY FEET.

BTW, yes, I'm US Army.

2006-09-30 11:32:17

#6

T4rd: Member; +44|7096|West Point, NY

InfectiousShadow wrote:
ouch that hurts. was this at fort benning?

Yup, Kelly Hill.

2006-09-30 11:32:23

#7

davespanzer777: Banned; +9|6847|Germany

Why carry your Weapon, When your Weapon can Carry you...

Death Before Dismount..

Nice.. I like that shit..

2006-09-30 11:33:57

#8

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|6988|Mountains of NC

better learn from your experience on marching and boots bc it gets worse from here - not bad moving even though you're rolling 3 miles an hour, should be doing 4 miles an hour, march would be over quicker

2006-09-30 11:34:39

#9

T4rd: Member; +44|7096|West Point, NY

davespanzer777 wrote:
Why carry your Weapon, When your Weapon can Carry you...

Death Before Dismount..

Nice.. I like that shit..

lol, I totally agree. I'm signal too, damnit. So all this infantry shit isn't quite what I'm use to (not that I cant take it).

2006-09-30 11:34:58

#10

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|6988|Mountains of NC

T4rd wrote:
SEREMAKER wrote:
shit try covering 47 miles and come back to me
That would be no problem if my boots weren't SMALLER THAN MY FEET.

BTW, yes, I'm US Army.

remember you picked the size of boots, so whos fault was that

2006-09-30 11:35:57

#11

T4rd: Member; +44|7096|West Point, NY

SEREMAKER wrote:
better learn from your experience on marching and boots bc it gets worse from here - not bad moving even though you're rolling 3 miles an hour, should be doing 4 miles an hour, march would be over quicker

Well we had a 4 hour deadline. So we had to finish before that. I finished in 3:20.

2006-09-30 11:35:58

#12

SGT.Slayero: Member; +98|6885|Life in a vacuum sucks

Ouch!

2006-09-30 11:36:49

#13

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|7113

that was interesting...

x

2006-09-30 11:37:03

#14

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|6988|Mountains of NC

T4rd wrote:
SEREMAKER wrote:
better learn from your experience on marching and boots bc it gets worse from here - not bad moving even though you're rolling 3 miles an hour, should be doing 4 miles an hour, march would be over quicker
Well we had a 4 hour deadline. So we had to finish before that. I finished in 3:20.

what boots you using anyway

2006-09-30 11:38:33

#15

T4rd: Member; +44|7096|West Point, NY

SEREMAKER wrote:
remember you picked the size of boots, so whos fault was that

Not saying is wasn't my fault. I thought the boots were pretty smug/good before I marched in them. But feet tend to swell a bit when you use them a lot and get hot. I didn't compensate for that and paid for it. It was a severe fuck-up on my part.

2006-09-30 11:42:03

#16

T4rd: Member; +44|7096|West Point, NY

SEREMAKER wrote:
what boots you using anyway

I'm pretty sure they're Bellvilles. I'm not sure though. They're brand new which was another stupid move for me to march in them a day after I got them. I got issued them, I didn't buy them.

2006-09-30 12:07:06

#17

davespanzer777: Banned; +9|6847|Germany

How many guys din't make the RoadMarch in 4HR.

2006-09-30 12:17:10

#18

T4rd: Member; +44|7096|West Point, NY

davespanzer777 wrote:
How many guys din't make the RoadMarch in 4HR.

Out of my company (a lil over 100), we all made it actually.

2006-09-30 18:07:06

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RAIMIUS: You with the face!; +244|7135|US

Get boots that fit! They will re-issue boots. You will have to pay, but it is well worth it! Bellevilles rock, once you get them fitted and broken in. (Sadly, they are more comfortable now than my issued New Balance running shoes!)

Nice work, though!

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