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  1. K

    I may have broken my leg! Pls help in Pontevedra!!!

    The real take away from this is for all to make sure you are health insured while travelling. Provided you’re using a reputable company, which Allianz is, you will get paid sooner or later. Good luck with your knee, and hope it’s not too painful.
  2. K

    plantar fasciitis - with 7 weeks to go

    You could try acupuncture. I had PF and that seemed to work. Or it got better by itself. Who knows? But you lose nothing by trying.
  3. K

    Back injury 4 weeks out

    I think you need to be able to do at least 5 miles comfortably with no pain that day or the next. Otherwise it’s just going to be a misery. There are legs where you will have to walk at least that to get to the next stop. And if your body breaks down half way, then you will likely inconvenience...
  4. K

    Darn those downhill stretches suck - some ideas to strengthen your body for downhills

    Totally agree. Strengthen the core and walk erect. I had knee surgery and the first Camino was tough going downhill. But gym work on the core has really helped. On second and third caminos the downhill sections where I really suffered before were fine.
  5. K

    How much do You stretch each day?

    Dude, if I did that I would need a rest day.
  6. K

    How much do You stretch each day?

    Same here. Usually walk about 20-25k. No issues with shin splints. Stretch our stomachs a bit with breakfast after the first 5k or so
  7. K

    Training for Camino?

    Fully agree. I think if you can do 10k reasonably comfortably then you can do up to 25 comfortably with breaks. And that’s what we try and limit our stages to

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