THE WELCH COMPANY
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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: April 9, 2026 10:26 AM Thursday; Rod Welch

Orthofeet Sprint width 6E hiking shoes received to test for replacing Hoka Bondi 9 width 4E.

1...Summary/Objective


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3704 - Summary/Objective                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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370501 - Follow up ref SDS 6 0000, ref SDS 5 0000.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
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3708 - Progress                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
3709 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
370901 - Received hiking shoes ordered on 260405 0913. ref SDS 6 6DG1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
370902 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
370903 - Received order WP4IH5WK5 placed on 260405 0913. ref SDS 6 GUXB                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
370905 -  ..
370906 - Objective is wearing shoes to hike 15 - 30 miles per day that cause                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
370907 - liver to increase production of HDL and bone marrow to produce more                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
370908 - EPCs.  This combination regresses plaque in blood vessels.  Hiking                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
370909 - extended miles also extends telomeres that enable chromosomes to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
370910 - replicate, but become shorter with each replication.  When blood                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
370911 - vessels fill with plaque and telomeres stop extending, cells stop                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
370912 - replicating, which causes life to gradually degrade toward death.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
370913 - This biological design enables therapeutic hiking to extend strength,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
370914 - function and appearance into later years.  Primary shoe requirement is                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
370915 - to avoid pain and inflammation when hiking.  Repetitive stress hiking                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
370916 - extended miles causes feet injuries that increase inflammation, which                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
370917 - blocks production of HDL.  PRP feet treatment heals these injuries                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
370918 - which reduces inflammation, thereby allowing HDL to rise.  On 260106                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
370919 - began taking Turmeric Curcumin oral medication to prevent inflammation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
370920 - from blocking HDL production, shown in case study on 200101 0701,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
370921 - ref SDS 1 5ZMN, and planned in research with Microsoft Artificial                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
370922 - Intelligence (MAI - Copilot), reported recently on 260320 2055.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
370923 - ref SDS 4 NK2U  Equally, PRP benefits were reviewed with MAI on Along                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
370924 - with medication and PRP procedures shoe width is a major factor to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
370925 - reduce feet injuries (e.g., blisters, calluses) that cause pain and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
370926 - inflammation, reported during meeting with VA Podiatry on 260206 0900.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
370927 - ref SDS 2 XPDM                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
370929 -  ..
370930 - Achieving the objective to hike 15 - 30 miles per day that elevates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
370931 - HDL, which regresses plaque in blood vessels and extends telomeres,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
370932 - besides medecine and PRP injections, wider shoes are needed to avoid                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
370933 - stress that cause calluses and blisters on edges of feet #1s and #5s,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
370934 - reported in meeting with Doctor Tang in Podiatry at VA on 260206 0900,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
370935 - ref SDS 2 XPDM, and more recently by Doctor Tucker at her PRP clinic                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
370936 - on 260403 0930. ref SDS 5 IDTY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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370940 - Orthofeet delivery Packing Slip documents show....                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
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370942 -        Customer PO No.  #8199502                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
370943 -        Order # SO2600444508SHL V-2008081  [...actually seems to be a bar code...]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
370944 -        Item Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
370945 -            672XXW105                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
370946 -            Sprint Men Athl Gr                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
370948 -         ..
370949 -        Orthofeet                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
370950 -        240 Pegasus Ave.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
370951 -        Northvale, NJ 07647                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
370952 -        551 400 5400                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
370953 -        cs@Orthofeet.com                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
370955 -         ..
370956 -        Sprint Tie-less similar appearance Hoka Bondi and have width                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
370957 -        6E which is not available with Hoka.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
370958 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
370959 -              https://www.orthofeet.com/products/sprint-672-gray?currency=USD&stkn=e27b4697b002&msclkid=ea77ccb9265713037fefa56b872c2033&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Audience-Shopping&utm_term=2329109226026586&utm_content=Shoes&variant=39879881490503                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
370961 -         ..
370962 -        Price............................ $109                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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370964 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
370966 -  ..
370967 - Testing shoes with .25 mile hike...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
370968 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
370970 -  ..
370971 - Lacing...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
370972 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
370973 -    Shoes have only 5 eyelets - really need more for effective lacing.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
370975 -  ..
370976 - Tried standard practice leaving large loop for bottom eyelet.  After                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
370977 - test hike .25 miles felt slight pressure right foot #5.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
370979 -  ..
370980 - Returned home and changed lacing, keeping 1st eyelet open.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
370982 -  ..
370983 - Orthofeet Sprint shoes width 6E have less lateral pressure even                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
370984 - wearing 2-pair dual ply Wrightsocks, compared to wearing 1 pair with                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
370985 - Hoka Bondi 9 4E and New Balance MMORLA6 4E shoes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
370987 -  ..
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370990 -  ..
370991 - Inserts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
370992 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
370993 -    Have some cushioning, particularly heels.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
370994 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
370995 -    Test hike .25 miles showed minimal cushioning forefoot,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
370996 -    significantly less than Hoka Bondi 9s, and less than New Balance.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
370998 -     ..
370999 -    Test further showed less arch support which increases pressure on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
371000 -    forefeet compared to Hoka Bondi 9 and New Balance combined with                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
371001 -    Stable Elite inserts, purchased most recently on 260206 1030.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
371002 -    ref SDS 3 5317                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
371004 -     ..
371005 -    Minimal rebound energy off heels despite native inserts having                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
371006 -    noticable heel thickness.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
371008 -     ..
371009 -    Returned home.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
371011 -     ..
371012 -    Removed native inserts, and placed Stable Elite inserts, This did                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
371013 -    not feel secure.  Feet seemed too loose inside the shoes.  Restored                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
371014 -    native inserts, and placed Stable Elite inserts on top of Orthofeet                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
371015 -    inserts, contrary to practice with Hoka Bondi 9s and New Balance,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
371016 -    where native inserts are removed.  This provided a better feel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
371017 -    surrounding the feet when laced up.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
371019 -     ..
371020 -    Test hike .25 miles showed better cushioning forefoot, closer to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
371021 -    experience wearing Hoka Bondi 9s and New Balance, and more arch                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
371022 -    support with Stable Elite inserts.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
371024 -     ..
371025 -    Still lacked rebound energy.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
371027 -     ..
371028 -    Returned home.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
371030 -     ..
371031 -    Added heel cushions from inventory purchased from On-The-Run.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
371032 -    Placed these beneath Stable Elite inserts, and on top of native                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
371033 -    Orthofeet inserts.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
371035 -  ..
371036 - Third .25 mile test hike yielded better results.  Feet not moving                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
371037 - within shoes, slight initial pressure left foot #1, which seemed to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
371038 - resolve returning home .25 miles.   Slight pressure right foot #5,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
371039 - which resolved after 50 yards, then returned last 100 yards heading                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
371040 - home.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
371042 -  ..
371043 - Better rebound energy with adding heel cushions on top of Sprint                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
371044 - inserts with cushioned heels.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
371046 -  ..
371047 - There is a sense of feet slight movement in the shoes with each step,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
371048 - possibly from having double insets.  Might resolve on standard hikes,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
371049 - or could get worse, especially from wear and tear after 10 hikes or so                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
371050 - of 20 +/- miles.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
371052 -  ..
371053 - About an hour after doing 3 test hikes, feeling more noticable pain on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
371054 - right foot #5, actually top of toe, which suggests placing Stable                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
371055 - Elite inserts on top of native Orthofeet Sprint native inserts pushing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
371056 - foot vertically into top of shoe cover from using double inserts.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
371058 -  ..
371059 - If Stable Elite inserts are removed, this will reduce arch support                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
371060 - and increase pressure on metatarsals.  If native inserts are removed,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
371061 - this will reduce cushioning with increased pressure on metatarsals???                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
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