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102,960,000

Now that my computer is back in top form, I've been meaning to comment on this - I finally headed to the podiatrist to get my arch supports replaced. I got my first set when I was about twelve. This inspired me to do some random math about estimating how far I've been in my old arch supports.

I got them when I was 12 and I played 10 seasons of softball, 7 seasons of track, 8 seasons of basketball, 8 semesters of cheerleading, 6 seasons of volleyball, 1 season of cross country, and ran 3 marathons and 2 half marathons in one set of arch supports. As a simple estimate of how much punishment they took, 13 years X 30 miles a week X 50 weeks in the year = 19,500 miles. Or 41,184,000 strides. Or 102,960,000 feet.

The math could go on from here, but I'll spare you it. FYI, orthopedic arch supports are supposed to be replaced every 2-4 years, not every 12.

posted by Allie @ 8:57 PM