Happyinharrogate
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Frances 2021 and Camino del Norte 2023
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Thanks Anamya. My start dates are fixed but my end date is flexible. I take the point about taking the time to take it all in en route, and trying to balance this with setting myself some personal challenges/ goals. Will research more if I will miss anything from starting somewhere else further along. Wasn’t sure if the first few stages were something not to miss.Too challenging for me for sure, but each person is different. Others may be able to - there is one of the forums members that consistently walks 40km/day, while most of us stay on the 20km mark.
Out of curiosity, do you have a reason to be so specific about timings? And do you have to start in St Jean?
Would it give you enough time to be able to explore all the incredible historical cities? Would you be able to change plans mid-way? As long as you are comfortable with the plan, you should be fine.
Personally, I would probably start slightly closer to Santiago (Pamplona) and leave more flexibility to spend time in some places. More than planning rest days, I'd rest when my body tells me to.
Like you, I am curious to hear from the faster/longer walkers in the forum as well
Some people will tell you to take your time, but if going at your speed is your thing, then do what feels right for you.
trying to balance this with setting myself some personal challenges/ goals.
... My start dates are fixed but my end date is flexible. ...
for me, the Camino is not a marathon race. The Camino is an experience of peace and tranquility for me so I take my time which I have and rest days.Would be interested in anyones views about whether completing the whole of the French Way starting in St Jean in 28 days ( walking) is achievable. I would plan to build in rest days after each 7 days. Total duration of around 32 days. I have walked 200 miles previously in one stretch over 14 days which was a little less in terms of pace and average distance, but still sounds possible. Would be interested in others views of those who have done this in such time or others who have maybe found this too challenging?
I would plan to build in rest days after each 7 days.
My wife and I have a dog that needs his exercise. So I'm used to walking longer distances throughout the year (my dog doesn't care about wind, rain, hail or snow, he just wants to go). So I'm in pretty good walking condition all year long.Is completing the whole of the French Way starting in St Jean in 28 days (walking) achievable.
Would be interested in anyones views about whether completing the whole of the French Way starting in St Jean in 28 days ( walking) is achievable.
I followed Derek too. Being from Ireland I was particularly interested in his experience. I heard him on a radio interview recently (https://www.rte.ie/radio1/ryan-tubr...-ryan-tubridy-show-thursday-12-december-2019/). Keep in mind that he is [almost] a professional walker. Most of us mere mortals are not as fit or in my case a young as Derek. Have a look at Efrén González YouTube channel on the Camino (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_foCJwTjDnfoMUXxcw6V8g). His pace was a lot closer to I think the average walker.This guy completed the French Way in 26 days and recorded every day as a video for YouTube.
Day 1 here:
SJPP to Ronceveaux
Would be interested in anyones views about whether completing the whole of the French Way starting in St Jean in 28 days ( walking) is achievable. I would plan to build in rest days after each 7 days. Total duration of around 32 days. I have walked 200 miles previously in one stretch over 14 days which was a little less in terms of pace and average distance, but still sounds possible. Would be interested in others views of those who have done this in such time or others who have maybe found this too challenging?
I agree. But that doesn't mean that someone who walks in less time than yourself is necessarily racing. They may just enjoy walking more hours in the day. I walked my first Camino Frances in 23 days at a time when that was nothing unusual - refugios were often far apart, private accommodation was very limited, and there was no bed race to persuade people that 1pm was the natural end of a day's walking. I walked my most recent Camino Frances in 28 days because that meant the daily stages which felt right to me: not so long as to be too physically demanding or so short as to leave me twiddling my thumbs all afternoon in an albergue in a tiny village. Short days where there were interesting things to stop and enjoy. Long days when there was little distraction or simply for the sheer pleasure of putting one foot in front of the other. Some of us simply like to walk!The Camino is not a race (against others or yourself ).
Would be interested in anyones views about whether completing the whole of the French Way starting in St Jean in 28 days ( walking) is achievable. I would plan to build in rest days after each 7 days. Total duration of around 32 days. I have walked 200 miles previously in one stretch over 14 days which was a little less in terms of pace and average distance, but still sounds possible. Would be interested in others views of those who have done this in such time or others who have maybe found this too challenging?
I met people who had done it 26 days and 23 days. They were fast walkers compared to me, plus they were much younger and fitter than me (I was 59 when I did it and not particularly fit, although I walk an average of 5km everyday). I walked SJPP to Finisterre in 50 days (incl. 6 rest days) from 1st Aug. to 20th Oct. 2018- I had originally thought that I would be able to do it in 32-35 days.Would be interested in anyones views about whether completing the whole of the French Way starting in St Jean in 28 days ( walking) is achievable. I would plan to build in rest days after each 7 days. Total duration of around 32 days. I have walked 200 miles previously in one stretch over 14 days which was a little less in terms of pace and average distance, but still sounds possible. Would be interested in others views of those who have done this in such time or others who have maybe found this too challenging?
Blahhhhh . . . It bugs me when someone defines what is "important" to other people. (But, I have probably also been guilty of this at times.) The journey and destination are not always mutually exclusive thoughts. My deeply flawed personality is often driven by destinations/goals and I should not have to apologize for this. My reward is the destination. The bonus for me is what takes place along the journey to reach the destination.. . . It's the journey, not the destination that's important. . .
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