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I have been training with the same shoes I will be walking with and they did 520 kms, so I would probably need to buy a pair somewhere along the way.
Another challenge, if buying a replacement pair of boots along the Camino, is the break-in period after the purchase. Perhaps better to obtain the new pair, "pre-Camino," walking in them for short distances and on home turf, rather than subjecting yourself to the daily requisite distances, (and potential debilitating blisters,) as a peregrino.It's probably a question that has been asked before but is it easy to found trekking shoes on the way?....I have been training with the same shoes I will be walking with and they did 520 kms, so I would probably need to buy a pair somewhere along the way. But I have big feet size 13 UK or 14 US. Will I found this size in Spain and is there specialized shops on the way?....
I recall wasting hours trying to find Decathlon in Logrono in the heat of the day. It's a nuisance, the stores are often on the edge of town. When I was planning last year's trip I made an advanced note of where each store was in relation to the camino.It's probably a question that has been asked before but is it easy to found trekking shoes on the way?....I have been training with the same shoes I will be walking with and they did 520 kms, so I would probably need to buy a pair somewhere along the way. But I have big feet size 13 UK or 14 US. Will I found this size in Spain and is there specialized shops on the way?....
I found an excellent specialist trekking footwear shop in Viana. I stopped there to find a solution to my tried and trusted Salamon GTX Goretex hiking boots that had been cooking my feet early September. I was allowed all the time I needed (about an hour) to try different options and ended up with a pair of lightweight and extremely breathable Merrell walking shoes that saved my feet and my Camino. They fitted perfectly and didn't require any breaking in. I put another insole inside to give a bit more cushioning. At the next post office I then sent the boots on to my cousin in Villafranca del Bierzo where I picked them up later to used them on and off during the wetter part of my Camino - in the end I donated them at a 'pilgrim pitstop' on the way to Finisterre.It's probably a question that has been asked before but is it easy to found trekking shoes on the way?....I have been training with the same shoes I will be walking with and they did 520 kms, so I would probably need to buy a pair somewhere along the way. But I have big feet size 13 UK or 14 US. Will I found this size in Spain and is there specialized shops on the way?....
The good thing about having big feet is that shoe shopping takes seconds, walk into a shop look at the 2 pairs in your size and either buy or not buy.I wear a size 14 - if a shoe my size exists in a Camino shop, I’ve never seen it!
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