Annie G
Active Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Frances (2016)
I am training for my Camino next year. Today I walked along a river in my home town of Eugene, Oregon for 8 miles or so. It is an established 'trail' but it mostly hard surface. Thought this would be good to try out since there are many such surfaces on the Camino. I was amazed at the knee pain that I experienced. Some of this may be due to the fact that I was walking with my future Camino buddy who walks faster than I usually do, as it turns out (a good revelation to be sure). I have Vasque trail shoes and did not suffer any hot spots (yay!), and very good socks. I wore an elastic knee brace. My question is: would cushioned insoles help with the knee pain? Is it just a matter of walking a little too quickly? What are the recommendations for training for hard surfaces?