Chapter 4: Aix-en-Provence, Part II

With the start of my 1000-mile journey only weeks out, the pressure to solve the boot problem takes on urgency.

We both know it the second I answer. We can hear it in the accelerating progression of our sentences.

I tear out the Sure Feet and remove the original insoles. Suddenly, it all makes sense. There is too much movement in the heel with the layered up “two-ply” insoles. They are sponging the foot up and down with every step, a movement that is abrading my h…