The Avon Walk for Breast Cancer and the Breast Cancer 3-Day Walks involves long distance walking of a marathon or half-marathon, plus camping for one or more nights. You need the right walking gear for hundreds of training miles, blisters, chafing, sunburn, heat, rain and cramped muscles. You can prevent and treat these with these long distance walking gear items.
1. Sunday Afternoon Adventure Hat
Keep your head happy - cool, dry, and shielded from the sun with the perfect hat for long walking days. The neck drape keeps you from becoming a redneck, and it is sporty enough for both men and women. Perfect for the long training walk days.
2. Neck Cooler
Wearing one of these bandannas cools your neck, which helps cool your whole body. The crystals inside the bandanna absorb water which then evaporates to provide the cooling. The bandanna starts off flat and weighing nothing. You add water for it to absorb until it becomes a fat sausage, which you then wear around your neck. Pack one of these along in case of hot weather.
3. Blister Medic Kit
The essentials you need to deal with the blisters, all packed up nice and small and ready to use. While they have blister care at the Pit Stops on the Avon Walk and marathons, you need to treat them as soon as you feel a hot spot.4. Camelbak Day Star
In 2002 I switched to a Camelbak backpack hydration system rather than just a water-carrying waistpack, and it was a great move. This version is short enough for the short-torsoed person like me. It has an easy-fill 70 oz. Omega water bladder and has a gear pocket big enough for everything I want to carry along. Great for long walks.5. BodyGlide
Use BodyGlide anywhere you are likely to chafe - underarms, thighs, crotch, bra, chest, nipples. Chafing occurs when you sweat and then skin or clothing rubs against the area. It is extremely painful. It goes on like a deodorant stick and is petroleum-free.6. Burt's Bees Coconut Foot Creme
After a long training walk and a shower, have a loved one give you a foot and leg rub or massage. It is amazing how much that can restore some energy to your legs and feet and prevent some of the stiffness and cramping. Burt's Bees foot creme was recommended by 3-day walkers to keep your feet happy and refreshed.
