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[QUOTE="windeatt, post: 14216, member: 1485"] Don't be put off CB either by your age or anything else. I'm 64 and have never been 'fit' or 'sporty' but I did some preparatory walks with my local group - 10 to 15 km - which was good for my confidence. On the route I carefully didn't try to walk too far and laughed off the sneers of other walkers who were going much further each day or amazed that we were having 'rest days'. But I surprised myself in managing to walk for two months without any serious problems - I had no blisters and managed lots better than many other people young and old. I think good boots, a light pack and not walking further than is comfortable is the answer. We saw so many people pushing themselves to make long, difficult distances and then having to take taxis or return home because their knees had swollen up or their blisters were unbearable. Personally, I felt a lot fitter at the end - the trek over to Roncevalles was a breeze after walking through France in bad weather - and I even managed to lose a few pounds! P.S. Most people walking in France in May-June are 50 plus and we met plenty of seventy-year olds. [/QUOTE]
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