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Hi Kathryn H. You don't say where you live so some of these suggestions may not work for you. I live in the Hills (Stirling) and so I walk around the block which has plenty of ups and downs and can cover anywhere from 3km to 5km and with extra loops, if I have time. I intend to walk to Mt Lofty from my home - which is the reverse of what most people do - as part of my training. Most people will start at Waterfall Gully and head up to the cafe and back whereas I will walk through, or past, the Mt Lofty Botanical Gardens up Mt L, have a cafe con leche and then head home. One friend walks the Chambers Gully route regularly, and another friend walks the path past Carrick Hill. There is a VERY steep hill that you can tackle from the road near the caravan park at Brownhill Creek and head on to Carrick Hill - great training if you live near there, and you can include the Waite arboretum in that too. Then of course there is the Linear Park. Though this doesn't have many climbs on it (or any really), but it would be a good one for practicing distance from one end to the other. Another training walk could be along the coastal paths (Henley to Seacliff or further) - they are long, and walking on the beach will really strengthen your calves. In the winter there are some wonderful stretches of the Heysen Trail that you could do - places near Bridgewater, to Ashton, or out Jupiter Creek way, and there are many tracks in Belair National Park too.if there are other South Aussies on this forum
'next door' in Victoria...I find walking into the city..round trip about 14kms and along the beach but most important is to get the kms in the legs
Hi Kathryn
My training is with a 5.5kg BackPack,
12.76km Sunday / 11.3km Monday (today) ...
my average was 7.6km x 5 days a week since last December.
This includes 200mtrs + of elevation (4 hilly Sydney suburban streets).
I plan on building this up to 16km x 3 consecutive days (twice a week).
I have the ambition to increase the elevation to 300mtrs+.
I leave for SJPdP mid April.
Hope this helps.
Buen Camino
BruceS
Travel Insurance which will cover if the coronavirus breaks out along your journey ?
WOW ... that has me concerned ...
Insurance has seldom been a consideration ... they bet u will NOT get sick / You bet you WILL.
I would sooner spend the insurance money on Spanish wines.
If this 'COVID-19' spreads into France and Spain ... I will postpone.
hELLO I from aUSSIE Eastern island NZ but so far haven't done little training. I have been inspired by everyone effort & hopefully have a more disciplined approach to this soon. Has anyone managed to find Travel Insurance which will cover if the coronavirus breaks out along your journey ? Or you not too worried about it ?
Hi Kathryn H. You don't say where you live so some of these suggestions may not work for you. I live in the Hills (Stirling) and so I walk around the block which has plenty of ups and downs and can cover anywhere from 3km to 5km and with extra loops, if I have time. I intend to walk to Mt Lofty from my home - which is the reverse of what most people do - as part of my training. Most people will start at Waterfall Gully and head up to the cafe and back whereas I will walk through, or past, the Mt Lofty Botanical Gardens up Mt L, have a cafe con leche and then head home. One friend walks the Chambers Gully route regularly, and another friend walks the path past Carrick Hill. There is a VERY steep hill that you can tackle from the road near the caravan park at Brownhill Creek and head on to Carrick Hill - great training if you live near there, and you can include the Waite arboretum in that too. Then of course there is the Linear Park. Though this doesn't have many climbs on it (or any really), but it would be a good one for practicing distance from one end to the other. Another training walk could be along the coastal paths (Henley to Seacliff or further) - they are long, and walking on the beach will really strengthen your calves. In the winter there are some wonderful stretches of the Heysen Trail that you could do - places near Bridgewater, to Ashton, or out Jupiter Creek way, and there are many tracks in Belair National Park too.
There is going to be a hiking Expo at Belair National Park on April 26th (organised by Hiking SA - you might get a lot of ideas there.
Hope those suggestions are helpful. Janet
PS do you know about the Australian Friends of the Camino? The Adelaide group just had 64 pilgrims at a gathering (despite Superloop) on Sat. Contact me through info@afotc.org if you want more info.
Hi Kathryn, yes there is me in WA currently planning a back to back camino Le Puy to St Jean, ST Jean to Santiago. with a month break in Andalusia to do some house sitting. It's a bit of a long haul but Ozz is a long way from Europe...In 2016 I was unable to complete my last camino St J to S dC due to injury ...am going back to finish it adding the Le Puy Camino to the equation...and some additional trips through Europe into the mix.Hey all
I am curious if there are other South Aussies on this forum? If yes, I'd love to know what training walks you have been doing?
Hi again Kathryn, if you want to know a comparison to the small pimple, in my opinion it is no worse than Mt Lofty, though a little longer, and it is nowhere near as bad as the hill opposite the Caravan Park at Brownhill Creek. If you can climb those and then continue on for another 10kms or so you should be fine. Just allow time, and stop and admire the view! Photo stops always provide a rest too!The small pimple just out of Saint-Jean can be an obstacle to many