Tough sections on the knees

[Eyskens]

Follow the road the whole way and avoid the rough spots.  You have to
contend with traffic but no loose gravel, rocky spots etc.  its the path
the bicyclists follow.  
 
Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: Road to Santiago Pilgrimage [mailto:GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU] On
Behalf Of Dave Buchan
Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 5:27 AM
To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU
Subject: Tough sections on the knees


I am walking the Camino with an old friend, who had the misfortune a
couple of months ago to seriously damage his medial knee ligament. He
has nursed the injury to the extent where it does not give him much
bother, but he has lost a lot of training. He has read descriptions of
the various Camino sectors and notes that the walk between Rouncevalles
and Zubri contains a downhill section  where the path is described as
being of loose rock. Downhills are notoriously bad on knees and unstable
surfaces compound the problem. As this is the first day of the walk he
is contemplating taking the bus between R and Z. He fears the first day
could be his last. The questions for experienced peregrinos are: Is this
section really bad? Should he avoid it? and Are there any other sections
where discretion is the better part of valor? His plan is to regain his
walking fitness on the walk as his overall fitness is good as he has
been doing other workouts and rehabilitation.On a side issue a friend
has recommended rubbing feet with white spirits for the next three weeks
before we leave. She says it is an old method of toughing up the soles.
Has anyone heard of/ used this method. Prevention is after all, better
than cure. 20 days to go!
 
Dave

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