Preparations for the Camino

It’s Wednesday, April 13 just a little bit more than a month to go. I’ve wanted to do the camino DeSantiago after having inspiration from Sam and Chelsea‘s camino De Portuguese And after watching The Way. Previously I had wanted to do the John Muir trail, but it’s a little bit more technical, a little bit more rugged, and a lot more out there, and so it’s a little bit more intimidating. I started preparation by walking back in November and I immediately started to have trouble with my knees. After researching how to strengthen my knees and how to relieve the load on them by choosing footwear and knee braces and hiking poles, Reducing my load, reducing my weight, and altering my hiking style I was able to so far condition without irritating my knees. I’ve been a regular site on our neighborhood streets in our nearby Carkeek Park. I’ve also tried to be consistent in attending the American pilgrims on the camino Puget Sound chapter hikes and meetings which have been a wealth of knowledge and a welcome source of support.

Since early February I’ve been hiking four days a week and conditioning on the off days. Currently I’ve been hiking about one hour three days a week and then I’m up to about three hours of hiking on the fourth day which is usually Sunday. This is also giving me the opportunity to test out various parts of my kit.Leggi altro