So last years cycle along the Camino Frances was done with little issues but a sore arse. As part of the training for last year I went back to cycling everywhere so it’s fair to say little walking was done. Combined with me being lazy for the second half of the year and being full swing back into gaming the weight soon started accumulating. However I started thinking about going back on Camino in November and not wanting to let the weight gaining run out of control I started walking to work again which is around 4k each way. I managed to keep this up and soon started averaging 12k a day. Next was buying a Fitbit, sure it’s not hugely accurate but it provides a good benchmark and gives you a target and a good reminder to do more.
Soon after getting the Fitbit and with the weather starting to get better from Feb onwards more walks were being introduced into the regieme. Along with way more variety being added to the walking line up in and around Aberdeen. Ranging from smaller walks 3-6 miles up to the classic staple of the old railway line.
In recent months I have certainly noticed my legs have become stronger and I seem to have my Camino stride back. Sure I could still do with losing a bit of weight but it’s moving in the right direction so I shall not grumble.
In recent weeks I have been doing bigger walks up to 21 miles, however certainly been having feet/blister/shoe issues but I will go into more details about that in another post. The plan is to keep up these bigger walks on the weekends and slowly add more miles during the week. But looking back on my original Camino Frances and GPS data I am doing more walking and training this time so not feeling too bad.
However this Camino is not just about me so first it is defo worth noting Lauren is more active than me between playing badminton/squash, climbing and yoga she is certainly not unfit. However walking long distances is a different kind of thing. Certainly in the 3-6 mile stuff there have been no problems but anything over 10 miles is few and far between so we have been slowly increasing the mileage and last weekend we got up to 19 miles, ironically it was my feet that spoiled the party but I really don’t see any issues ahead on preparation.
Random selection of pics from training walks:
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