<P>laurie:
<P>hey there! i was reading through the list serve emails today and yours caught my interest because of the reference to central illinois! my mom, sister and i are all planning on doing the camino this summer and are living about 45 minutes south of springfield-- i would love to get together to talk about your experience and definitely would be interested in any advice you'd have to share! hoping all is well with you
<P>cate rubba
<P> <B><I>"Reynolds, Laurie" <LREYNOLDaLAW.UIUC.EDU></I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">I have walked twice from Roncesvalles to Santiago and I think my training<BR>for the second camino was much more effective. For the first, I did a lot<BR>of real hikes on hiking trails, with elevation gain (well, as much as I can<BR>find in central Illinois). I came home with the foot equivalent of carpal<BR>tunnel (?), basically a repetitive stress injury from so many endless hours<BR>of foot strikes. For the second camino, I worked up to 20 miles once a week<BR>on a flat paved bike bath. My feet did much better. There's really not<BR>that much elevation gain on any given day's walk on the camino, with one or<BR>two exceptions, but nearly every day has some stretch on pavement and that<BR>can really be brutal on your feet. For me at least, it was the repetition<BR>of the foot strike that I needed to prepare for, and I arrived in Santiago<BR>with feet and legs feeling good this last May. !
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