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  1. irishrock

    A word of warning on trail runners or light weight shoes.

    my legs got quite strong about four days in...it was my feet that started to dislike me when I'd hit the 30km for the day until 40km mark...my feet would scream at me if they could. up to 30km's I was pretty much okay but afterwards they turned into oatmeal.
  2. irishrock

    A word of warning on trail runners or light weight shoes.

    sadly, it'll get worse...there are 38trillion rocks on the Camino and I walked over and felt each and every one. You can break in a shoe...sure, but you can also break down a shoe. That was my issue in '17...my shoes were broken in AND broken down and that caused issues early. Good luck to...
  3. irishrock

    Shower shoes

    either you don't need anything or you can use flip flops or sandals...I used my Keen sandals and was just fine (I didn't bring flip flops)
  4. irishrock

    Where to buy Keen in Logrono

    all I can say is good luck to you...I never had blisters, but my feet always got tired at the end of the day. Because I didn't have the time, I was often doing 40kms per day and the last 10km were crushers...legs felt strong and great but feet just got wore out. I would take 45 minutes after...
  5. irishrock

    Name on all my stuff?

    agree with others...totally unnecessary
  6. irishrock

    Trail runners or hiking sandals?

    I would never have thought about Keen's for the hike until watching an older gentleman (likely around 78 years old) hiking up the hill out of Altapuerca (I know, CF route) to Burgos in Keen's. I asked him, the best I could as he was Italian, about his shoes and he said he wouldn't do the Camino...

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