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Why Walk the Camino? Where? When? With whom?
Pre-Camino walking regimes - are they worth it? Do they work? Are they needed?
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[QUOTE="Albertagirl, post: 919041, member: 43403"] For me, current fitness is less important than lifetime walking experience. I know that I was not fit for my first camino, but I was experienced, through a lifetime of never owning a car and many years of mountain walking. So I started up from St Jean pied de Port at the age of 68, with a poor level of fitness, but extensive walking experience. I had left a day pack with anything that I could do without at an albergue between Roncesvalles and Pamplona, to lighten my load over the Pyrenees, and I stayed at Orisson the first night. My walk up to Orisson was very slow, and easy: I adjusted my walk to the terrain and took it slow, never tiring myself or becoming short of breath. The next day to Roncesvalles was more challenging, especially the walk down to the monastery. I don't think I could have made it safely if the trail had been slippery with rain on the downhill. From there, I walked short days all the way to Puente la Reina (having picked up the rest of my pack contents along the way). By then, I was in fine shape and ready to speed up. I arrived in Santiago way ahead of schedule, having allowed a day off per week, then never wanting any. That was still a wise plan for my first camino. I may do something similar this fall, as the long pandemic has damaged my fitness and I have a new knee to care for. But it is not fitness that gets me through, but a lifetime of experience. [/QUOTE]
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