One thing that happens when you're training to walk 100km is that you learn a lot about your feet. More than you ever thought you needed to know. The right shoes, the right socks, how to prevent blisters - at least doing what you can and hoping for the best. How far you can walk before your feet start to hurt. No matter how much training you do - or how good your gear - when you walk a very long way in one go, your feet are going to hurt. So, accept that, and manage it as best you can.
To walk the 800km Camino Frances in 30-32 days means walking on average 25-30km each day. I know I can walk that distance without much trouble - I've done it many times now. The challenge will be to do it every day for a month, carrying everything I need in my pack, over all sorts of terrain, whatever the weather.
So, one of the first and most important steps in my preparation was to choose my walking shoes. I had a fabulous pair on the Coastrek: Brooks Adrenaline Trail Runners. But they're not waterproof. And on the Coastrek I had my back up Keens in case of water crossings or heavy rain. But on The Camino, I'm bound to have at least some days walking in the rain. So, it was off to The Athlete's Foot to find my walking shoes. This was going to be an important relationship ... me and my walking shoes.
I'm a big fan of The Athlete's Foot. Read my next entry to find out why.
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