hampshire!tim
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Frances (2013), Ingles (2014), Finisterre (2015)
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This is an abuse. Next up: Olympic Hockey match at the Hagia Sofia mosque.
I know it's 500 km of public places anyone has the right to walk on, but the Camino de Santiago is so much more than a race track, or a backdrop for your "personal best" physical challenges.
WIth all due respect for your past caminos, I wish you and other athletes would take your Achievements and Fastest Knowns to some other World Heritage Site. This is totally NOT what a pilgrimage is about. The Camino is for pilgrims, on a pilgrimage.
There are plenty of sports arenas and long-distance paths and roads out there. Why must you use a sacred site for your race against yourself?
@Rebekah Scott you take words out of my mouth... I was going to add "and why would you want to do this on the Camino????"
You haven't answered my questionHave you ever walked 60k every day for a length of time?
Have you tried walking as fast as you can for 4 hours, to see how far you get?it will vary from 4km/hr to 8km/hr
Yes, my mistake.Actually I answered it in my original post.
My last piece of advice which I know you don't want, is dont do it, walk half the distance, enjoy it, explore the etapas, go of route and investigate places that you can see, let each day be your guide. But whatever you decide to do.
Buen Camino
I think the abuse is in your response.This is an abuse.
Not directly. But perhaps an idea. I have walked a reasonable amount though, including 8km p/hour rates for 2-3 hours a time. I don't think speed in itself for a single stage is a problem. I am more uncertain about the cumulative effects, as other people have been commenting ... and correctly warning meHave you tried walking as fast as you can for 4 hours, to see how far you get?
Jennifer Anderson has reported the Fastest Known Time, 9d 5h 29m, set Feb. 26 - March 7, 2011
Visit a doctor specialized in sports medicine and whatever other health specialists may make sense (nutritionist...).
In 2013, Quim Navarro (aka Steelman X) made it (to Fisterra) in 6 days 18 hours and 15 minutes. He made Roncesvalles-Santiago de Compostela in 5 days and 17 hours. His web: http://steelmanxadventure.com
Previous record from Roncesvalles to Santiago de Compostela was the one of Alfredo Uría who in 2007 made it in less than 7 days (and he was older than 65 years old by then...).
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