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    Curious about achievability of Camino at 50, slow walker

    I agree. As these problems with walking (especially foot pain) have developed, I feel as if I can feel the ground through my feet in a very sensitive way. Soil, grass, etc. feels springy, as if the earth is exerting a force lifting me up. Walking on any paved surface feels as if my feet are...
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    Curious about achievability of Camino at 50, slow walker

    I haven't, not for the Camino. Instead, my choice would be a pilgrimage to Rome, perhaps in a couple of years, and I'd take advantage of as much car/bus transportation as possible. That's what I did with the group pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Despite the transportation that we had, there was still a...
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    Curious about achievability of Camino at 50, slow walker

    Thanks for the advice. Regarding weight loss, despite being sedentary, I'm not overweight. I watch what I eat and my BMI is in the normal range. It's hard on a long thread like this to read all the replies, but I've tried just about every point regarding doctors, shoes, exercise, etc. and it's...
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    Curious about achievability of Camino at 50, slow walker

    Thanks for your perspective on this. About the footwear, I've spent hours and several trips back to the same store for my second to last pair, fitted by folks who were highly recommended at the best walking/running shoe store in my city. I couldn't even build up to 5 min walks with those without...
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    How much stair climbing in last 100 km?

    As a follow-up to my previous post about navigating the Camino with walking difficulties, I wanted to check with folks who've walked the last 100 km from Sarria to Santiago. Based on previous responses, I would make arrangements in advance with private accommodations and use taxis to get to/from...
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    Curious about achievability of Camino at 50, slow walker

    Thanks. This isn't my first pilgrimage. I've made a major one to Jerusalem and a few minor ones to more local destinations. I've gotten a lot out of them. I can imagine many medeival pilgrims being sent on the Camino by their confessors, and some of them were blind, crippled etc. For me it's...
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    Curious about achievability of Camino at 50, slow walker

    Thanks. I've had many cortisone and synvisc injections in the knees, and I've got Rx orthotics and have spent a boatload of cash on shoes and physical therapy, and it hasn't helped. I've seen many specialists, including 4 rheumatologists, but they've got no answers or solutions for me other than...
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    Curious about achievability of Camino at 50, slow walker

    I was rereading several posts here and one thing caught my eye with your recommendation for stair climbing. A couple of months ago I experienced some kind of additional trauma to the knees going up and down my basement stairs a few times in a row, and since then I've been unable to climb or...
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    Curious about achievability of Camino at 50, slow walker

    Thanks. I'll need to brush up on my Castilian, unless the taxi drivers speak English. I learned Spanish living in Honduras for a while decades ago and can generally speak it better than I can understand it.
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    Curious about achievability of Camino at 50, slow walker

    Thanks for letting me know your experiences. I think I'm settling in to a good picture of what I'll need to do, a relying on taxis and other transportation will be key. I'll definitely have to train at home to meet my 6 km per day goal. It's not doable right now, but it's a target I can set...
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    Curious about achievability of Camino at 50, slow walker

    Thanks for the suggestion, and I understand where you're coming from. As things started getting increasingly worse about 4 or 5 years back, I did see a doctor who was into alternative approaches. The first thing he had me do (without adjusting any medication) was an elimination diet, where I...
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    Meeting Justin & Patrick, "I'll Push You" this morning

    Absolutely not! I'm considering the pilgrimage and face challenges regarding walking. In doing research on the topic, I discovered that pilgrims must walk at least 100km irrespective of disabilities to receive a Compostela, so I was wondering if the gentleman being pushed would qualify.
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    Curious about achievability of Camino at 50, slow walker

    Good to know - someone else has made a similar attempt! Yes, the taxis would be the key to this.
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    Curious about achievability of Camino at 50, slow walker

    Yes, I've done yoga in the past and it caused my knee injuries. I've tried again 2-3x since then but have always had to stop. I've had several cortisone injections in the knees. The worst is my achilles tendons, and they can't inject there because the tendons could rupture as a result.
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    Curious about achievability of Camino at 50, slow walker

    Thanks. I've spoken to my doctors about my goals and desires. I'm taking twice daily anti-inflammatories and tramadol, and they shave a hair off the pain, and that's about the most I can do with medicines to control it. I do a lot of stretching throughout the day but the tendons are always tight...
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