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Never, of course, but I have an opinion, anyway.
It sounds like a good plan, though there may be 'peregrino traffic jams'
I'd be more tempted to run the Ingles, from Meson do Vento. It's well marked, not too hilly, and not crowded. And about 35 km. I looked at Rome2Rio and there several buses a day.
Buen camino and happy running!
The Tourist Office has some maps with walking tours of Santiago. One is a rather large circle around the city. You might find it suitable for training.
You could also take a bus out to, or back from, Negreira, 21k down the Camino Finisterre, which is lovely. Lots of buses. If you want to extend the run, you could just run beyond Negreira and then loop back to it. (This is exactly the kind of thing my wife, also perpetually in training, would do — after walking a full day. Persoanlly, I’m at the bar).
I don't know the Portugues approach to SdC but Sanabres and especially Ingles seem the nicest to me elevation-wise.
Maybe @timr as a marathon runner could chime in on this?
I thought Rome2Rio listed a 06:30 bus. Or maybe I was hallucinating? Whatever you do it will be a different kind of long run.The earliest bus seems to leave Santiago at 9am, which is a bit later than I'd like, but not disastrously so. Definitely an option for the list!
You don't have to run the steep climb down or up Puente Ulla before the village if you are approaching in direction of SdC. You can run from SdC to A Susana or even to Puente Ulla and back. Also you don't have to go up to albergue in Outeiro but stay on the road till A Susana from PUente Ulla. But overall Ingles is maybe nicerThanks @KinkyOne. Running back to Santiago on the Sanabres is appealing, but the approach to and exit from Ponte Ulla is probably well outside my running comfort zone! The elevation map on Gronze looks a bit scary.
All the suggestions are really helping me to figure things out in my head. I seem to have a strong preference for taking transport from Santiago and running back on a route I've walked before. That's probably taking the lazy/safe option, but it allows me to just decide on the day, rather planning it out. If it ends up being too short, I can run around the city and the parks.
And yes, hopefully @timr will chime in!
I thought Rome2Rio listed a 06:30 bus. Or maybe I was hallucinating? Whatever you do it will be a different kind of long run.
You don't have to run the steep climb down or up Puente Ulla before the village if you are approaching in direction of SdC. You can run from SdC to A Susana or even to Puente Ulla and back. Also you don't have to go up to albergue in Outeiro but stay on the road till A Susana from PUente Ulla. But overall Ingles is maybe nicer
Not a runner, but I would suggest to run to Caldas de Reis and take the inside mineral swiming pool in Balneario Acuna with massage streams in the water. It costs around 17 euros and it was one of the biggest highlights of my trip releasing the tension from hurting shoulders, legs and tense muscles
I’m exaggerating a bit. She’s done it a few times, but only after a short day’s walking and never for a long run. Still . . . Beats me by a long shot.Thanks @andycohn, I remember really enjoying the walk to Negreira a few years ago. From what I recall, running back to Santiago would probably be easier than running to Negreira - I vaguely remember a hill at one point. I could potentially combine that with one of the suggested routes from the tourist office that @falcon269 mentioned above.
I'm very impressed that your wife can run after a full day of walking. I've never felt the urge to do that!
Running with you in spirit, Nuala. That would be a dynamite long run.there's a 6.30am bus on weekdays. I could get back to S de C in time for brunch with Damian
Hi @JillGat, I'm training for the Dublin marathon.Which marathon are you doing in October?
In Caldas de Reis I stayed in Albergue Agarimo (could recommend this one for staying as well) and went to Balneario Acuna just for this swimming pool, they offer some other spa stuff but I was a budget piligrimo. This Balneario Acuna also has a hotel as far as I know but it seemed a bit too fancy for meOoh, that looks really nice - thanks so much for the heads-up! I might switch things around and run to Caldas de Reis, rather than Padrón. Did you stay in that hotel, or just just use the spa?
In Caldas de Reis I stayed in Albergue Agarimo (could recommend this one for staying as well) and went to Balneario Acuna just for this swimming pool, they offer some other spa stuff but I was a budget piligrimo. This Balneario Acuna also has a hotel as far as I know but it seemed a bit too fancy for me
Don’t know how I missed your thread, Nuala. I am the furthest thing from a runner, but it is fun to read all these suggestions. You know, Johnnie Walker once put together a route through Santiago. It went on bits and pieces of all the caminos coming into town. I can’t find it, but will do some more searching if that might be of interest. It was called something like the Route of the Routes, but as search terms that is not very helpful. Looking forward to hearing about it, and about the marathon of course!
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