Walking May 2014

[Irène Elisabet]

Just joined today! My husband and I will be walking the Camino Frances starting either very late April to early May 2014. Have been training, researching and avidly reading this forum to learn from all your experience. Am especially concerned about my feet - I know that's odd, not too worried about anything else. I tend to have hot feet and what I call "foot claustrophobia", am an avid flip flop lover...sooo Have never found a single boot thats comfortable, settled on a light hiking shoe and figure I'm screwed. Other than that its all good!

 

[MendiWalker]

What´the problem with a light hiking shoe?

Buen Camino!

 

[HalfDomeOrBust]

From what I have read here on this forum, If the light hiking shoes you have are comfortable and broken in with no blisters etc, you should be fine!!! Only concern would be rain or high water/snow?

 

[pererin]

Hi, I do lots of walking and the key is to wear what is comfortable, fits well and provides the neccessary support/traction. I wear boots off road but thats because I prefer these, on long stretches of road they can be too stiff, so I will also have some trainers or sandals.

What is important is that you are comfortable and finish your walk. Although we all know Santiago is important to us all for own reasons, how you make your journey is key.

Enjoy your pilgrimage, we may see each other there.

Buen camino

 

[dougfitz]

You will have plenty of time to work out how well these will work between now and Apr/May. Most lightweight shoes are sufficiently flexible not to require a great deal of breaking in, and you will find out quickly enough if the shoes create pressure points etc.

I have some experience with boots that didn't work well was leading up to the CF in 2010. A new pair of leather boots I was breaking in developed a crease that created pressure across the top of my foot just behind my toes when I was about 18km into a training walk. When they did much the same the next weekend on my long walk, I had to make a tough decision to walk in an older, well worn in, pair of boots that didn't have as much toe room as I would have liked.

It is important for your footwear to be comfortable for you and fit well. Don't persist with a particular style, brand or model of shoe/boot if it isn't.

Regards,