Tag Archives: Camino training

“You Don’t Train For The Camino . . . The Camino Trains You!”

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Woodswoman

July 8, 2015 Well, I certainly hope this bit of advice from a multi-Camino-walker is generally true.   I’ve returned from a month in southwestern Colorado, near Ouray, the Switzerland of America, where my partner, Neil has had a family … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Camino Weather Yet

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Woodswoman

Saturday, February 28, 2015 I hate to start with the cliche, “How can February be over already?”, but it’s what’s on my mind.  Yes, it’s a short month, but still time is flying by, and this year, we actually have … Continue reading →

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Okay, Now We Really Begin . . .

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Woodswoman

Dear all: Though I imagined that each day I’d walk and each night I’d write and post, it just doesn’t turn out that way.  While there is often internet, rarely is there a plug for a recharge on the computer,  … Continue reading →

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Nine Days, Nine Days, Nine Days

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Woodswoman

Is it possible that I have only a smidge more than a week before I will be off to Spain?  My return late last week from a road trip to Vermont left me exhausted, relieved to be home with so … Continue reading →

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Twenty-four Days and Counting . . .

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Woodswoman

As I look ahead to my last week in Vermont for this summer, my thoughts are drawn toward the upcoming departure date for Spain.  I brought so much work with me to Stone Walls, and haven’t gotten nearly enough done, … Continue reading →

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Your Camino begins the moment you decide to go

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Woodswoman

July 24, 2013 I may have read that on Ilona Freid’s website, alacartespirit.wordpress.com, or perhaps it was a line from the one of the many other Camino peregrinos whose work I’ve perused. One way or another, though I just read … Continue reading →

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High-altitude training walks . . .

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Woodswoman

July 1, 2013 – Only two months before I begin my Camino, in St. Jean Pied-de-Port, on the French-Spanish border.  As each day is clicked off the calendar, I am both more excited and more frightened than I was the … Continue reading →

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Half a Camino distance day . . . almost!

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Woodswoman

On Memorial Day, my college roommate, Gloria, and I (of course now more than four decades older) walked the Bolder Boulder.  I haven’t participated in that lovely mob scene for twenty years, but Gloria and her husband were visiting us … Continue reading →

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Training in South Carolina . . . a most unexpected place to begin again

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Woodswoman

Well, it appears that I train for this Camino walk in the most unusual ways . . . I thought I’d begin again on the Kathy Fromme Trail near my house, but of course it’s been snowing on and off … Continue reading →

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