I'd really like to do a real long-distance walk/hike eventually. I tried walking south out of Nagoya station in Japan, aiming to get Hiroshima, but I only ended

I'd really like to do a real long-distance walk/hike eventually. I tried walking south out of Nagoya station in Japan, aiming to get Hiroshima, but I only ended up going about 50 miles before I ran out of time and had to take the train the rest of the way. I didn't make nearly as much progress as I hoped, at least part due to shoes that weren't appropriate at all, and hadn't been broken in. That was a huge surprise, as I had spent the rest of the year training for a marathon, and figured I was plenty used to foot pain. So I learned that shoes matter just as much for walking as they do for running when it comes to long distance. I was hoping it was going to be a transformative experience, but either I didn't try hard enough to break habits, or a few days wasn't enough time. Now that I've learned a thing or two about mindfulness, I feel like I'd approach it differently in terms of attitude/mindset. It was still an interesting adventure.