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Hey Luc,Hello all pereginos,
I'm asking for opinions on doing the camino when you are fat. I am 50lbs overweight but somewhat fit ( if that is possible). I have been training for the past month to walk 10-12km on 3 or 4 times a week and can manage that easily. But camino days are more like 25-30km, so yesterday I pushed myself to see what I could do. I walked 25km. It took about 6.5 hours including a one hour break half way.
At the end I was completely exhausted and very sore (glutes/hams/quads and feet). I'm not sure I could do that everyday for 5 weeks. So I am wondering how fit must you be to do the whole CF?
Thanks to all that reply. Buen Camino!
Luc
Hi LucHello all pereginos,
I'm asking for opinions on doing the camino when you are fat. I am 50lbs overweight but somewhat fit ( if that is possible). I have been training for the past month to walk 10-12km on 3 or 4 times a week and can manage that easily. But camino days are more like 25-30km, so yesterday I pushed myself to see what I could do. I walked 25km. It took about 6.5 hours including a one hour break half way.
At the end I was completely exhausted and very sore (glutes/hams/quads and feet). I'm not sure I could do that everyday for 5 weeks. So I am wondering how fit must you be to do the whole CF?
Thanks to all that reply. Buen Camino!
Luc
Hello all pereginos,
I'm asking for opinions on doing the camino when you are fat. I am 50lbs overweight but somewhat fit ( if that is possible). I have been training for the past month to walk 10-12km on 3 or 4 times a week and can manage that easily. But camino days are more like 25-30km, so yesterday I pushed myself to see what I could do. I walked 25km. It took about 6.5 hours including a one hour break half way.
At the end I was completely exhausted and very sore (glutes/hams/quads and feet). I'm not sure I could do that everyday for 5 weeks. So I am wondering how fit must you be to do the whole CF?
Thanks to all that reply. Buen Camino!
Luc
Indeed,It's the Spanish Camino not the Spanish inquisition
Luc, the Camino is yours. Have it your way.Hello all pereginos,
I'm asking for opinions on doing the camino when you are fat. I am 50lbs overweight but somewhat fit ( if that is possible). I have been training for the past month to walk 10-12km on 3 or 4 times a week and can manage that easily. But camino days are more like 25-30km, so yesterday I pushed myself to see what I could do. I walked 25km. It took about 6.5 hours including a one hour break half way.
At the end I was completely exhausted and very sore (glutes/hams/quads and feet). I'm not sure I could do that everyday for 5 weeks. So I am wondering how fit must you be to do the whole CF?
Thanks to all that reply. Buen Camino!
Luc
I found walking long distances on the Camino much easier than trying long distances at home. Maybe because of the beauty. Maybe because we stopped for breaks more often, but home training and walking the Camino are not the same.
........ So I am wondering how fit must you be to do the whole CF?
Thanks to all that reply. Buen Camino!
Luc
That actually made me laugh! On my CF in 2014, I was chastised for taking a bus on day 3 of pouring rain when I was sick... (I have a tendency for colds to turn to brinchitis and then to full on lung infections)... and was accused of being insufficiently penitent on my journey because I refused to suffer adequately for my interlocutors. I think you have identified the problem: they have confused the camino for the inquisition!!!Indeed,It's the Spanish Camino not the Spanish inquisition
Hello all pereginos,
I'm asking for opinions on doing the camino when you are fat. I am 50lbs overweight but somewhat fit ( if that is possible). I have been training for the past month to walk 10-12km on 3 or 4 times a week and can manage that easily. But camino days are more like 25-30km, so yesterday I pushed myself to see what I could do. I walked 25km. It took about 6.5 hours including a one hour break half way.
At the end I was completely exhausted and very sore (glutes/hams/quads and feet). I'm not sure I could do that everyday for 5 weeks. So I am wondering how fit must you be to do the whole CF?
Thanks to all that reply. Buen Camino!
Luc
Hi Luc, You've got lots of good advice here from fellow pilgrims. Walking poles should help A LOT. My suggestion is to increase your training between now and when you leave (I think your post said you don't leave for Camino til September?). You have months of good training ahead of you. Plan to do at least one 25 km walk a week in your training, along with your 3 10-15 kms walks. If you can manage the time, add in a few consecutive days (2 or even 3 days in a row of 20 km each) in July. Proper warm up exercises before, stretching during and after, are really important, to help prevent foot and leg issues. Then i suggest that you taper down your training from mid August, giving yourself a few weeks before September departure to rest a bit. I have found that the more time I devote to training beforehand, the more I enjoy my Caminos. I've done four long walking holidays in the last five years.Hello all pereginos,
I'm asking for opinions on doing the camino when you are fat. I am 50lbs overweight but somewhat fit ( if that is possible). I have been training for the past month to walk 10-12km on 3 or 4 times a week and can manage that easily. But camino days are more like 25-30km, so yesterday I pushed myself to see what I could do. I walked 25km. It took about 6.5 hours including a one hour break half way.
At the end I was completely exhausted and very sore (glutes/hams/quads and feet). I'm not sure I could do that everyday for 5 weeks. So I am wondering how fit must you be to do the whole CF?
Thanks to all that reply. Buen Camino!
Luc
Hello Luc,
Congrats on your decision! I walked out of SJPdP exactly one year ago, more than 50 lbs overweight. Forty days after leaving, I walked into Santiago-- a bit lighter, and a lot more confident in newly discovered skills.
A month before leaving, I'd posted a similar question. The advice, support and kindness of people on this forum helped get me "over the hump" when I was questioning myself. You've been given some excellent advice here too.
You can do this! Walk your Camino, and have a life changing experience.
Ultreya!
Joe
Bonjour Luc. Tu ne dis pas quel mois tu vas marcher. In my opinion you are a very determined person. Aller Luc; Oser.Hello all pereginos,
I'm asking for opinions on doing the camino when you are fat. I am 50lbs overweight but somewhat fit ( if that is possible). I have been training for the past month to walk 10-12km on 3 or 4 times a week and can manage that easily. But camino days are more like 25-30km, so yesterday I pushed myself to see what I could do. I walked 25km. It took about 6.5 hours including a one hour break half way.
At the end I was completely exhausted and very sore (glutes/hams/quads and feet). I'm not sure I could do that everyday for 5 weeks. So I am wondering how fit must you be to do the whole CF?
Thanks to all that reply. Buen Camino!
Luc
Keep walking. You will continue to get stronger. I saw someone in 2016 who was at least 100 lbs overweight and he did it.Hello all pereginos,
I'm asking for opinions on doing the camino when you are fat. I am 50lbs overweight but somewhat fit ( if that is possible). I have been training for the past month to walk 10-12km on 3 or 4 times a week and can manage that easily. But camino days are more like 25-30km, so yesterday I pushed myself to see what I could do. I walked 25km. It took about 6.5 hours including a one hour break half way.
At the end I was completely exhausted and very sore (glutes/hams/quads and feet). I'm not sure I could do that everyday for 5 weeks. So I am wondering how fit must you be to do the whole CF?
Thanks to all that reply. Buen Camino!
Luc
Nobody but YOU will tell you how much to walk per day. You don’t have to do anything you don’t feel comfortable with. There is no law that says you have to walk that much. I certainly wont. Have trained 12km/day about 2-4times per week. Intend to walk in avg 10km/day. It’s not about how far and how many km u walk but about BEING there, enjoying and experiencing the Camino spirtit, culture, food n peopleHello all pereginos,
I'm asking for opinions on doing the camino when you are fat. I am 50lbs overweight but somewhat fit ( if that is possible). I have been training for the past month to walk 10-12km on 3 or 4 times a week and can manage that easily. But camino days are more like 25-30km, so yesterday I pushed myself to see what I could do. I walked 25km. It took about 6.5 hours including a one hour break half way.
At the end I was completely exhausted and very sore (glutes/hams/quads and feet). I'm not sure I could do that everyday for 5 weeks. So I am wondering how fit must you be to do the whole CF?
Thanks to all that reply. Buen Camino!
Luc
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