Dear fellow Pilgrims, as they say once you make the decision to do the Camino, the Camino has started. I have already postponed the Camino for health issues, a cracked rib and foot issues....Those are healing so I now am planning to go early Sept. I just started walking again and can do about 4 miles, but planned to work up to it in the next 4 months. I am 55 with osteoporosis, but a lot of spunk . Yesterday I broke my toe!!!!! Dumb, crashed into a vacuum cleaner. It's just the second to last toe, will heal, but it is purple and I can not walk on it right now. My question is.....realistically, can someone who is a bit frail with my issues get ready physically for the Camino in 2 months? (seeing that this toe will keep me from training walks for a while) I am so determined to do this and I will be fine going slowly. Am I crazy? Is the Camino telling me something?
That really is rotten luck audge.
I'm not qualified to say whether you are crazy or nor
, however, for different reasons we are paddling the same boat.
After over a year of training for my first Camino which I plan to start on 24th May from StJPDP, I've been struck down with a nasty, unwanted, uninvited, unloved, unforgiving lung infection which has stopped me from from doing any walking for almost 2 months now.
I think my recent training and my background of backpacking/hiking may have given me enough 'reserve' to fall back on if I take the first couple of weeks nice and easy, (if I get well enough to start that is
).
So, I guess what I'm saying is, I'll go if I recover enough, but,,,,,,,,,,,,, but,,,,,,,,,,,,, but, take it very, very easy and walk into fitness if I can. You know your body better than anyone else and I wonder if you might benefit like me from having the attitude of if I can, I will. If I can't, I'll start planning again.
Good luck and Buen Camino