Kansas pilgrims

[biloute]

Anyone here from Kansas who has done or intends to do the camino?

 

[kansas098@aol.com]

Yes from Olathe Kansas. Did the Camino Frances in 2011.

 

[kansas098@aol.com]

Yes from Olathe Kansas. Did the Camino Frances in 2011.

 

[kansas098@aol.com]

Anyone here from Kansas who has done or intends to do the camino?

I'm from Olathe kansas. I did my Camino in 2011.

 

[biloute]

Which part did you do?

 

[kansas098@aol.com]

Which part did you do?

 

[kansas098@aol.com]

I did the Camino Frances. Started in Saint Jean Pied de Port. What part of Kansas are you from?

 

[biloute]

I'm in Dodge City. I'm planning to start from Le Puy this summer. How long did it take you to complete the Camino Francés? I'm hoping 9-10 weeks will be enough for me to get all the way to Santiago.

 

[kansas098@aol.com]

It took 34 days for me. I wish I would have started in Le Puy. I have been thinking of another one. The North route.

 

[biloute]

Know of any good hiking paths for training in Kansas? There's nothing really where I am, just walking around town, or going to the gym.

 

[kansas098@aol.com]

I don't think anything can prepare you for the Camino. I also walked on a treadmill for an hour a day. No hills or mountains. Start slow and work your way into it. Use the first few days/weeks as a training. I wasn't in great shape when I started. 55 y/o overweight man. If you have more questions ask. What ever I can help with.
By the way I only speak English, no Spanish, French and didn't have a problem. Pointed a lot.

 

[kansas098@aol.com]

Your pack weight is key. My was 15 lbs total. Try to get it down as light as you can. I wore smart wool socks with silk liners. No blisters. A well broken in shoes and extra shoe laces.

 

[biloute]

I've been thinking of going to Tallgrass Prairie, and maybe Konza/Tuttle Creek when I have a long weekend to go walking, just so I can practice the longer distances. And partly because I hate walking in town, where it's all concrete and traffic. Is that something that might work well for training?

 

[dislp38]

Actually, I'm in Southwest Nebraska (30 miles north of Norton, KS) I've done the camino twice. I trained on treadmill.