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trevorcc said:Make sure you do not over do it as September is getting close, injuries also happen with overload as ihavehadto stop swimming this year with frozen shoulder. I have worked around it with my pack.
The Camino is a journey not just a walking race slow enjoy and smile at fellow peligrinos.
I laughed when I read this because it applies to Appalachian Trail thru-hikers as well. You described it perfectly.falcon269 said:This is the way it plays out for many pilgrims who are in good shape, but do not train. [. . .]
Tia Valeria said:'Stellere' - if there is a choice between stairs/lifts/escalator then always use the stairs - up and down, or as far as possible.
You are young and fit.Hey there! I'm less than 2 months away from my Camino, and I'm starting to get rather nervous because I haven't been able to train as much or as hard as I had thought I would have been able to by this stage.
I'm fairly young (30) and in pretty good shape. I work out regularly. I've been walking a couple of miles in my shoes almost every day (to/from work), and I've done a few long hikes (most of which I didn't wear my backpack on), but outside of that I haven't really done any training. I have some more long hikes planned, but that's about it...
So my question to you is, how much did you really train?
Be honest with me... am I going to be totally screwed?!?
Hey there! I'm less than 2 months away from my Camino, and I'm starting to get rather nervous because I haven't been able to train as much or as hard as I had thought I would have been able to by this stage.
I'm fairly young (30) and in pretty good shape. I work out regularly. I've been walking a couple of miles in my shoes almost every day (to/from work), and I've done a few long hikes (most of which I didn't wear my backpack on), but outside of that I haven't really done any training. I have some more long hikes planned, but that's about it...
So my question to you is, how much did you really train?
Be honest with me... am I going to be totally screwed?!?
Toughening up your feet? I think I must be the only member on the Forum who soaks her feet in a strong tea solution, once or twice a day for the last 3 weeks before leaving for the Camino!People often talk about breaking in boots/shoes what isn't mentioned is you're toughening up your feet. The ladies might not like it but the hard skin/calluses that develop is a positive. Calluses don't blister.
A callus is thickened skin on your hands or the soles of your feet.
The thickening of the skin is a protective reaction. For example, farmers and rowers get callused hands that prevent them from getting painful blisters
Wow, thank you everyone for the great advice! Since there is no way that I have enough time to walk 12-14 miles a day consecutively leading up to it (alas, that pesky thing called a job seems to interfere) I think the best advice for me is to just start slowly and build up.
I am afraid of suffering the fate that Falcon mentioned... needing to stop but not wanting to lag behind my camino family. That is probably my biggest concern/fear... not wanting to fall behind people I may have built up a good relationship with. But I'll have to listen to my body, and wait and see what the Camino has in store for me!
As I said in an earlier post here my daily distance is best at 15-20kms. We both wear Corrymoor socks with cushion soles, which helps our feet not to feel bruised. Favourite combination is 1 inner (Rohan 'Inner and hot'); 1 middle (Corrymoor Sportsman) and then 1 cushio sole (Corrymoor Companion or Woodlander). If it is hot I would leave out the Corrymoor middle pair and add a second Rohan pair. We find that the 3 pairs system means that we don't get blistersThe weakest link here is my feet, they start to feel bruised after 18-20kms because the muscles in the feet are relatively weak as my physio tells me, and only prolonged activity will build those up. I think the camino will provide this
I don't have any time pressure so if I manage 10 or 40kms in a day I don't mind.
Buen Camino
I too am dealing with a "close to" frozen shoulder. I developed rotator cuff tendonitis 7 months ago and it just isn't healing, despite lot of PT, massage therapy and daily exercises. So my pack training is fairly cautious, and I am especially careful putting the pack on and off. My biggest concern is sleeping at night when on the Camino since the pain is most bothersome them.Make sure you do not over do it as September is getting close, injuries also happen with overload as ihavehadto stop swimming this year with frozen shoulder. I have worked around it with my pack.
The Camino is a journey not just a walking race slow enjoy and smile at fellow peligrinos.
I have only been preparing for about 6 weeks. In that time I have completed about 160kms with pack, in a variety of terrains. The longest was 28kms (gravel and tarmac roads)and the shortest around 6.5kms (mountains of Norway, steep, slippery, rocky). I only decided about 2 months ago to do this, otherwise I probably would have done more but mainly because I enjoy it. I also had to walk in a new pair of hiking shoes!
My last hike was 4 days ago at 24.5kms with full pack in very hilly Kent in the UK, I am not doing anymore but did spend 50mins yesterday climbing and descending 7 flights of stairs nonstop with full pack and will probably do the same today or tomorrow. Boring but tough!
The weakest link here is my feet, they start to feel bruised after 18-20kms because the muscles in the feet are relatively weak as my physio tells me, and only prolonged activity will build those up. I think the camino will provide this
I don't have any time pressure so if I manage 10 or 40kms in a day I don't mind.
Buen Camino
I never imagined that anyone who was going to use poles would train without them.It is interesting that no-one has mentioned using walking poles during the training period. I have introduced them slowly, checking first via friends and the internet how to use them correctly. Mind you, like all issues to do with the Camino, there are many, sometimes conflicting, views. I have slowly adjusted to using the poles, uphill and down, and find that the support and confidence I have gained has been worth the time it has taken to work out what is best for me.
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