[Gocamino] hiker's/walker's/golfer's leg rash

[Donald Schell]

I got this rash two out of three times walking the camino - both June 
and July but not May, so heat makes sense.  It was the line at the top 
of my socks and I have enough other allergy stuff that happens that i 
thought it was the combination of heat and dust/pollen accumulating at 
that line.  It didn't hurt.  I also get it hiking.  First time I walked 
I was 51.

Donald
On Aug 5, 2005, at 6:58 AM, C.Christopher Rush wrote:

> Hola to all--life gets stranger and stranger.  After a 12 mile 
> training walk last Wednesday with pack and boots, to prepare for my 
> camino in September, I developed a rash on both legs above the sock 
> line, and on the top of my feet.  Doesn't itch, doesn't hurt.  I 
> thought it had something to do with the extreme heat and humidity we 
> are experiencing in the northeast.  As a matter of fact it does; it's 
> called Golfers' Vasiculitis, identified by dermatologists in Australia 
> as fairly common among long-distance walkers, hikers and other engaged 
> in endurance activities in high heat/humidity, who are also over the 
> age of 50.
>
> My question is, has anyone on this list who has walked the Camino or 
> who is training to walk it, experienced such a rash?  Since it's quite 
> warm in northern Spain these days, I anticipate a continuing rash, but 
> would appreciate hearing from any on the list who have had this 
> experience.
>
> Patricia
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