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What do some of you do to keep progressing with training?
Hello, I just started training and I really like your idea of translating your total to where you would be along the Camino, I'm going to borrow that idea. Thank you!I'll be walking again this fall, so to keep up my motivation for the daily walks, I have used my phone to log my accumulated kilometers. I then compare where I would be assuming I left St. Jean.
So with 471 kilometers logged so far this year, this puts me just west of Leon roughly around Trabajo Del Camino.
My walking route is interesting, but sadly no availability of a cafe con leche on my route...
Living in northern Alberta, some of those -35 C January mornings were tough to face, but I bundled up and got on with it. I've only missed 5 days since January 1st.
What do some of you do to keep progressing with training?
As we say in Mexico "big huevos"!Living in northern Alberta, some of those -35 C January mornings were tough to face, but I bundled up and got on with it. I've only missed 5 days since January 1st.
If you have not already done so, consider joining a local chapter of the Canadian Society of Pilgrims. There is an Edmonton chapter.I'll be walking again this fall, so to keep up my motivation for the daily walks, I have used my phone to log my accumulated kilometers. I then compare where I would be assuming I left St. Jean.
So with 471 kilometers logged so far this year, this puts me just west of Leon roughly around Trabajo Del Camino.
My walking route is interesting, but sadly no availability of a cafe con leche on my route...
Living in northern Alberta, some of those -35 C January mornings were tough to face, but I bundled up and got on with it. I've only missed 5 days since January 1st.
What do some of you do to keep progressing with training?
Well said! No matter what happens you have to keep moving!I think if possible walk every day.
As we say in Mexico "big huevos"!
I am 69 years old and I just had my yearly physical and trip to the urologist. (It is no fun getting old and I don't like it one bit). My only issue was that my cholesterol was a little high and both said I can get it down with a little stricter diet. I am a pretty lucky man. When I asked what else I should be doing. They both said keep walking your caminos every year, (now I walk anywhere from 800 to 1100K), walk every day like you do and continue your yoga. Everyone says that your camino starts when you get home. So to keep motivated I walk every day, listen to different podcasts while I walk and my motivation is to keep seeing my family and friends and being able to keep walking for many years to come.
I am aware of the Edmonton chapter and did go to a few events in the past. Joining their walks is a matter of logistics. It would take longer to drive to and from their jump off point than do my walk from home, so not really worth it for me.If you have not already done so, consider joining a local chapter of the Canadian Society of Pilgrims. There is an Edmonton chapter.
Chapters host walking and information events. I joined walks hosted by the Victoria chapter and found it motivating. More fun than walking by myself.
Don't worry about walking more than 6 miles a day. You don't need to walk Camino distances daily before your Camino. Just do a few longer days in a row to test out your shoe/sock combination when the weather permits. If you have already done this then carry on with your "shorter" morning walks. I'm pretty sure that I've mentioned this before, but when you are on the Camino and your only job each day is to walk from point A to point B you will probably find that you can walk farther each day than you can in your normal life.I'm challenged by this as well, especially now that the weather is hot. In order to avoid very uncomfortable temps I need to start walking by 5:30am and soon that will move back to 5 or earlier (due to increasing temps). I can make 5.5 - 6.0 miles (8.5 to 9.5km) by 8:30 or 9am. By 9 it's really too hot to be exerting oneself. I'm not sure how to handle 10 miles (17km). Likely will need to split between an early morning and late evening walk on the same day.
Bone conduction earphones?????I try to develop a walking life that is independent of the Camino, although the Camino certainly is background motivation. Even if/when I cannot walk the Camino, I hope to keep walking at some level, at home. So, walking is how I conduct my daily life. To my surprise, I have come to be a big fan of podcasts and audiobooks, using fabulous bone conduction earphones. They were game-changers for me.
YesBone conduction earphones?????
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