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  1. Martin Phillips

    Which part to walk in two weeks?

    Best advice I've seen.
  2. Martin Phillips

    Walking from Camino to Santiago Airport: Has anyone done it before and how to do it?

    It doesn't make sense. Perhaps OP should do a Camino he hasn't done previously. I don't think by doing what he is suggesting doesn't make him a pilgrim, just a hiker.
  3. Martin Phillips

    Walking from Camino to Santiago Airport: Has anyone done it before and how to do it?

    Walk to the city. Get your Compostela and see more of Santiago and then walk the few Kilometres back to the airport or get a bus.
  4. Martin Phillips

    The open heart surgery

    Thank you.
  5. Martin Phillips

    The open heart surgery

    I am confident that I've had a heart problem for a number of years and I didn't know that. In the space of two weeks at the end of May I finally got the message. I am blessed that this has happened and I will walk The Camino
  6. Martin Phillips

    The open heart surgery

    I had a triple heart bypass three weeks ago. This was a complete surprise to me. I'm 67 years old and for 10 years I have always wanted to do the Camino - the full Camino Frances. That ambition hasn't left me. It may happen somewhat later than anticipated but it will happen with patience...
  7. Martin Phillips

    Lack of balance

    Thank you Lindy Lou. Buen Camino.
  8. Martin Phillips

    Lack of balance

    I'm not an avid salt user. I never add it to any meals. At one stage when my calf muscles were getting stiff and painful I used diotalite for calf cramps and it worked wonderfully. I haven't used it for a long time. I only drink herbal teas and camomile is one of them as well as 3 pints of water...
  9. Martin Phillips

    Lack of balance

    I hope to go in 2020 due to financial issues. I am now doing 4/5 miles per day with no problems to date. Thank you for your advice.
  10. Martin Phillips

    Lack of balance

    My plan is to start at Burgos. I am working on the Brierley book but I can alter that. I would hope to get to Santiago in 21 days plus 4 days resting.
  11. Martin Phillips

    Lack of balance

    The Health System in Ireland is chaotic. We have ill patients waiting on stretcher beds in all our hospitals in full public view. Our economy looks good but it isn't. My doctor is a nice guy but I think he is blocked by a disastrous system. I have private insurance but it makes no difference.
  12. Martin Phillips

    Lack of balance

    I have asked the doctor but he makes no diagnosis. He just tells me to get back walking and charges me €50. I am re-training in a smaller way and I find in difficult over 4 to 5 miles but I will endure.
  13. Martin Phillips

    Lack of balance

    I don't have blood pressure problems. I had to retire 7 years ago following a fall down stairs at work. I had been doing extensive walks for nine months - 12 to 20 miles a day, usually for 5 or 6 days per week. When the imbalance struck I wasn't dizzy, just weak from the knees down. Thanks to...
  14. Martin Phillips

    Lack of balance

    I was training for the Camino and I was doing very well but I got a lack of balance after 9 miles. I recovered but later in the year when I was doing hill route the lack of balance returned. I was staggering like a drunk and I fell as darkness had fallen. A runner was on the trail and he helped...
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