Gocamino

[Nick Hayes]

Angus   you will have lots of comment on the general questions.
Re running I was 1/2 of the way to Santiago,when I was over taken
by a marathoner. He was averaging 50 + kilometers a day on hard-stand,
muddy uneven paths, tracks,etc. This was in July. He was, however,
in peak form and carried nothing. Had a backup van. So running is possible.
He did comment that it was pretty hard going. Napped 2 hours at noon and so on.

One would have to believe that condition and pain tolerance are key
ingredients.

Be interesting to see how the peace and contemplative nature of the Camino
would work with the compulsion of inveterate runners...and I speak
as an ex one of those.

Angus mac Lir wrote:

> Hello, Michael,
>
> I'm going to walk the Camino this September with my sweetheart. I am looking
> for all sorts of information, both practical logistical info, and also the
> richer information such as what you mention.
>
>
> Here is MY personal, peculiar query: my companion is an addicted runner. She
> proposes to run ~6 miles each day, probably at the end of the day. (Yes,
> she's strong enough to do so.) Judging by your experience of the Way, how
> feasible is this idea? Is the path good enough to run on? How's the
> topography? How's the weather in September for this? (Temperatures?
> Precipitation?) We're thinking of trying to make ~25 miles each day. Does
> this seem do-able? (We're time-constrained to about 3-3 1/2 weeks.) Are we
> nuts to think we can do this?
>