My first camino

[kikki]

Hi, i'm liz from Israel, and planning to walk the camino in sept/okt. Thinking about starting in Pamplona.I''m 47 and walking alone, never done a trek before so I hope it will be ok. I've started to walk 5km 4 times a week and will gradually make longer walks. I'll probably have questions getting closer to the trip.
Wish you all good walks!!!
liz

 

[ivar]

Welcome to the forum Liz!

I hope you find answers to all of your questions here.

Greetings from sunny Santiago de Compostela,
Ivar

 

[colinPeter]

Hi Liz,
Happy training & planning. Time will probably fly and you'll be on your way.
You should find lots of help on this forum.
Buen Camino
Col

 

[Javier Martin]

Hi, i'm liz from Israel, and planning to walk the camino in sept/okt. Thinking about starting in Pamplona.I''m 47 and walking alone, never done a trek before so I hope it will be ok. I've started to walk 5km 4 times a week and will gradually make longer walks. I'll probably have questions getting closer to the trip.
Wish you all good walks!!!
liz

Hi, Liz,

Mi opinion is, when you make longer walks don't forget to take a backpack with 5 kg. inside to let your back, legs and ankles to be used to an upper weight. Most future pilgrims forget it.

Buen Camino, good training,

Javier Martin
Madrid, Spain.

 

[30daystosantiago]

Hi Liz, as mentioned by others, practice all you can...but still, it wont be enough...expect to be tired out on the Camino...just take you time, and do not try to go too far or else you will hurt your feet and will have to rest several days...

Buen Camino!

 

[kikki]

Hi,

Thanks for all your comments and advice!

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but still, it wont be enough...expect to be tired out on the Camino...just take you time, and do not try to go too far or else you will hurt

I've decided to start from Burgos instead of Pamplona. Walking about 15km a day will be more than enough for me. Also, I really want to take my time and ejnoy the walking and having problems with my back it's better not to rush and have time to rest.
I have bought my backpack, Gregory 35 and i'll try to limit the weight to 6kg.........
sleeping bag: 750gr. 5c+ wich I hope it''s warm enough in sept.
Still got a lot of equipment to buy...
This is a great forum!! If i'd left for the camino without advice from here, I would have taken wrong equipment, too much weight and really made a fool of myself(that I can still do).

liz