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My Camino backpack base weight is about 2.7 kg (6 pounds).Hopefully your Camino pack will not be that heavy.
That backpack i walking with is stuffed with water bottles specially for walk training.I do recommend lightening your pack - I try to stay under 15 pounds always!
Ah... you will be fine then! Also - depending on where you are hiking the Camino - you don't actually need to carry a lot of water. Frances for example - most of the trail 1L, maybe 1.5L will suffice although there are a couple sections where you will definitely want more! Or if it is going to be hot you may want more. But here are frequent places to refill water bottles for most of the trail.My Camino backpack base weight is about 2.7 kg (6 pounds).
That backpack i walking with is stuffed with water bottles specially for walk training.
Camino Frances. Starting at September. I checked today weather in SJPP and it was 35c today. Thats scorching heat! Im afraid i dont want to know what heat will be in septemberAlso - depending on where you are hiking the Camino
So plan on 2 lightweight 1L water bottles (I use 2 1L disposable bottles of water and refill - like a "smartwater" bottle which is a brand in the US that just happens to come in 1L bottles), but most of the time it is sufficient to only fill 1 of them because there are so many places to refill. Where you definitely need to carry more is the Pyrenees after Orisson-Roncesvalles (refill and refuel in Orisson and have snacks/lunch in your pack for the rest of the day). And then Carrion de los Condes - after that is a 17km stretch with no place to refill water or eat and no shade.Camino Frances. Starting at September. I checked today weather in SJPP and it was 35c today. Thats scorching heat! Im afraid i dont want to know what heat will be in septemberI think i will need a lot of water...
My goal is to walk as fast as long as possible. Im an athlete and i love to make challenges, so i want to train hard and maybe even walk a few caminos in a row. Just want to travel till it get very cold, then go back home. I'll start Camino Frances with my wife and friend. They will be with me for one week, so i'll walk with their pace. Then they have to go back home, and i will start walking faster and longer. From today i will work more, because my work have some walking tasks (delivery). Usually i make 15k steps a day. Want to increase it to 20 - 25k and hope to see some progression in my long hiking trainings. Here is example of my current walking training, pic attached. Walking non-stop, eating snacks on the go. Trail goes next to the river, rugged terrain, without big ascents/descents. Then i walking home (20 - 30 km more). Also a month ago i did 6 day hike in mountains, ~23 km per day, but with huge ascents/descents and 19 kg backpack. So, as you can see, i train very hard to make my Camino as ultralight and easy as possibleBut it isn't a race
When i do workouts in gym, when im resting, its my favorite "between sets exercise". Just pulling up dumbbells with my foot to train my tibialis anterior (also doing handstand to spend more time, but im in doubt i will need it in my CaminoHe focuses on the tibialis quite a bit, which is often ignored…
I was just wondering why you have picked the Camino Frances and possibly other camino routes after that if your goal is to walk as far and as fast as you can each day? Is it because of the infrastructure and cost savings of being able to sleep in albergues etc? I am sure there are far more challenging walks that are as or more beautiful then the camino. I really hope that you are able to experience the other aspects of the camino such as friendship, reflection, love and inner peace that so many of us find when we walk. I am sure you will be able to accomplish your goal barring any setback that any of us may encounter walking long distances. But what I really hope is that your first week walking with your wife and friend, two people I am sure you love will give you an opportunity to feel what I described. Maybe you will continue on your long distance great personal race, and when you get to Santiago you will decide to try the next Camino the "pilgrim" way. Whatever happens I hope you find happiness and remember the Camino gives you what you need not what you want. What you want? Most of the time many people think they know but discover otherwise. But again Buen Camino, and enjoy and be safe.My goal is to walk as fast as long as possible. Im an athlete and i love to make challenges, so i want to train hard and maybe even walk a few caminos in a row. Just want to travel till it get very cold, then go back home. I'll start Camino Frances with my wife and friend. They will be with me for one week, so i'll walk with their pace. Then they have to go back home, and i will start walking faster and longer. From today i will work more, because my work have some walking tasks (delivery). Usually i make 15k steps a day. Want to increase it to 20 - 25k and hope to see some progression in my long hiking trainings. Here is example of my current walking training, pic attached. Walking non-stop, eating snacks on the go. Trail goes next to the river, rugged terrain, without big ascents/descents. Then i walking home (20 - 30 km more). Also a month ago i did 6 day hike in mountains, ~23 km per day, but with huge ascents/descents and 19 kg backpack. So, as you can see, i train very hard to make my Camino as ultralight and easy as possibleView attachment 125785
I think that 20 - 30 km when your feet are already tired is the problem. It takes some time for your feet and legs to restitute after that. So I don't wonder why you do not progress.Good day to everyone. What is best training for the Camino? Im 36 y.o. Right now im just walking in the forest/trail with 9 - 10 kg (20 - 22 pounds) backpack one time a week, but im not progressing with it. Everytime my feet get tired at the same distance. Usually when my feet get tired i walk 20 - 30 km more, after this, im crawling back home to restShould i do it more frequently? I dont have time to do walking training everyday Maybe there are some other good workouts? btw im also running/jogging , but less distance.
I did Frances from Leon in Sept and started the first week just wearing a hat, light top and bermudas. So make sure you hydrate regularly. Every town will have a water fountain for refilling. I had a 2ltr Osprey water bladder in my pack which was never in danger of going dry at any point. Once I crossed into Galicia, then it got cooler and wet (on some days). Nonetheless, I always made it a habit to start off with a full water bladder each morning. When you stop for breakfast or lunch, just make sure you drink at least 0.5l of water. And watch the cervezas (beer). Don't think that they provide proper hydration....Camino Frances. Starting at September. I checked today weather in SJPP and it was 35c today. Thats scorching heat! Im afraid i dont want to know what heat will be in septemberI think i will need a lot of water...
Great responses from fellow pilgrims. I am in Zubiri and have thoughts on training if you are starting in SJPDP. First, work on cardio endurance and leg strength. I live in Florida so I walked 7 to 10 miles a day with a 20lb pack. Hike to Roncesvalles was alternately marvelous and the brutal. Both up and down hill. Second, hike with a pack as light as possible or consider using a transfer service. The first hill out, you will be happy. Third, practice using walking sticks. They became my outriggers for steady movement during high winds and helped push uphill and control descent speed downhill. Finally, I am a 64 year old in pretty good shape. It was a ba$$ buster of a day but I was elated at arriving Roncesvalles. Buen Camino!Good day to everyone. What is best training for the Camino? Im 36 y.o. Right now im just walking in the forest/trail with 9 - 10 kg (20 - 22 pounds) backpack one time a week, but im not progressing with it. Everytime my feet get tired at the same distance. Usually when my feet get tired i walk 20 - 30 km more, after this, im crawling back home to restShould i do it more frequently? I dont have time to do walking training everyday Maybe there are some other good workouts? btw im also running/jogging , but less distance.
If your feet are getting tired maybe you need to assess your footwear.Good day to everyone. What is best training for the Camino? Im 36 y.o. Right now im just walking in the forest/trail with 9 - 10 kg (20 - 22 pounds) backpack one time a week, but im not progressing with it. Everytime my feet get tired at the same distance. Usually when my feet get tired i walk 20 - 30 km more, after this, im crawling back home to restShould i do it more frequently? I dont have time to do walking training everyday Maybe there are some other good workouts? btw im also running/jogging , but less distance.
Everytime my feet get tired at the same distance. Usually when my feet get tired i walk 20 - 30 km more, after this, im crawling back home to restShould i do it more frequently? I dont have time to do walking training everyday Maybe there are some other good workouts? btw im also running/jogging , but less distance.
I would do more frequently, but less weight/distance. I'm not sure how far you are walking, but you say it is 20-30km beyond the point where your feet get tired. For most pilgrims, what really does them in is less the distance walked or the amount carried but the fact that they are doing so day after day after day after day.Good day to everyone. What is best training for the Camino? Im 36 y.o. Right now im just walking in the forest/trail with 9 - 10 kg (20 - 22 pounds) backpack one time a week, but im not progressing with it. Everytime my feet get tired at the same distance. Usually when my feet get tired i walk 20 - 30 km more, after this, im crawling back home to restShould i do it more frequently? I dont have time to do walking training everyday Maybe there are some other good workouts? btw im also running/jogging , but less distance.
You'd think so, but it isn't good to be cocky. The number of stories of young, seemingly fit people who wreck themselves and end up being passed by let's say much more mature pilgrims, tells another story.1st: You're 36 - you will be fine.
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