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ok thanks! I changed plan to start at Pamplona because it's easier to get to. Maybe this will help meCaminoGen said:I'd say no. Assuming you walk for 20 days straight, that would mean walking 40 km everyday and then leaving Santiago the same day you arrive. And that doesn't take into consideration blisters, tendinitis, or a lost bank card...
Thanks for the suggestion. Perhaps I will start walking and if I can't make it'll think of another means of transportation towards the endsupersullivan said:I'm in a slightly similar position with time constraints but even though I'm an experienced hiker and have been training for the past several months I'm still allowing myself 24 days from St Jean to Santiago, 3 days from Santiago to Muxia and 1 day to get back to Santiago and that plan allows me, if I'm struggling with my 34 km a day after week 1, to forego reaching the coast and use those 4 days to lessen my daily distance to 29 km a day to reach Santiago. I'd have to suggest that unless you're an international level athlete and have been training for a long number of months your thoughts of 2 to 3 weeks is an absolute non-starter, I'm expecting to average 7 to 8 hours actual walking time daily so with eating stops etc I'm looking at 9 hours from albergue to albergue most days.
Reconsider your plans and go for a starting point nearer Santiago or I fear you're only setting yourself up for a sufferfest.
Good luck whatever you choose to do.
Seamus
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Thanks! I plan to start from Pamplona, and maybe substitute with other transportation on my way.JabbaPapa said:3 weeks from Roncesvalles is possible IF you're already totally on top of your hiking form, IF you're happy with 40KM a day with the occasional 50-60+ KM stage (remember -- these are NOT KM on the flat, usually, so each KM as the bird flies counts as between 1 & 1.5 KM as the pilgrim hikes), and IF you don't mind not socialising with ANYONE (except the occasional cyclist) for longer than just a few hours.
2 weeks means that you're running, not hiking -- or that you are an olympic-class endurance+speed hiker.
I did it in just over 3 weeks in 1994 from SJPP (48 days total from Paris), and whilst this Journey profoundly changed my life, I could NOT in all charity recommend this sort of punishing pace upon anybody else.
4 weeks from SJPP (plus a little leeway just in case) is reasonable for a healthy pilgrim
superwomant said:Thanks! I plan to start from Pamplona, and maybe substitute with other transportation on my way.
KiwiNomad06 said:And while you might manage a couple of 40km days
KiwiNomad06 said:No there is no universal rule Jabba, but I think as a regular 40km walker you would be an exception. Mostly the people I met who tried too many long days ended up having foot/leg problems and had to rest or even quietly quit... I am just concerned that superwomant might have an unrealistic idea about what is possible - there are reasons most people take at least 30 days to walk.
falcon269 said:I can do 80 km. :wink:
JabbaPapa said:KiwiNomad06 said:And while you might manage a couple of 40km days
Not everyone is in the same boat, Margaret -- having disproportionately long legs, 40KM was a day's normal hike for me ; and I'd manage a few 65KM ones...
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NicoZ said:The sort of people that can do that aren't the ones asking if it's possible.
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