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Hey there! I wanted to chat about my experience on the 2017 Camino Frances. I'm pretty average physically, maybe a tad overweight, did some training (could've done more), and could've lightened my backpack a bit.
Started off strong from SJPP...
I walked through snow and freezing rain at the top of the Napoleon Route on May 1st, 2018. Last year in early June I walked through a cold, driving rain (thunder storms) on the same stage. Really cold weather is unlikely, but it happens. It's...
I am not a heretic—maybe polyamorous when it comes to hiking shoes, because I, too, have Brooks Cascadia trail runners for my hikes around here and . . . in the Cascades! ;) They are a great shoe.
If you like Brooks l, I would suggest you trying Cascadia trail runners. I have worn them on all 8 of my Caminos and I always walk about 1009k.
Never have a problem at all. I am wearing my Cascadia’s from my last Camino on my morning walk and...
On my Caminos I have worn 2 pair of Saucony's (for 4 Caminos), 2 pair of Asics, 1 pair of Hokas, and 1 pair of Keens and all of them worked very well on Caminos of 300-500 miles.
I am fortunate that my feet are obviously not very fussy and I...
I’ve worn Brooks Dyad11 for the Camino. They are short lived but suit me perfectly. I get about 400 miles out of them, then use them back home as biking shoes (I don’t do clips). Overall, a costly approach but suits me for comfort and lightness.
I echo Camino Chrissy's comments about Asics in general. Since the subject is Asics Running Shoe Durability, I purchased Asics running shoes in Hamburg in 2012 and was very pleased with them: comfortable, durable, and gave me about 500 miles of...
I also agree with replacing the first set of shoes. I have many pairs of Asics Kayanos that have been consigned to gardening shoes once they did 500-600km. I was going to bring Kayanos on my April Camino but thought the sole was a bit slick...
I am very fond of Asics and have used two different pairs on Caminos. I always end up continuing to wear them back home on my local trails. They seem to keep going and going like the Energizer Bunny. No holes, but the heel strike eventually tends...
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