A Day On A Path
Well, I finished week six at 25.37 trail miles. So far, 111.91 trail miles.
And now on to Week Seven: the 5.5 mile week.
Today, 6/30, 5.64 miles on Tomahawk Creek. Pretty much on schedule, but haven’t been walking as many days in a week as I had anticipated. But it’s getting easier. Today was overcast and temps were only in the 80s – that helped immensely!
Tomahawk Creek starting at the Leawood Pool park.
Week of 6/8
Skipped the 3.5 mile week and went on to this 4.0 mile week. Goal – Walk five 4.0 mile days.
Week of 6/1 – 2.3 miles
Oops. Didn’t walk this week! 3 rain days, 2 sick days, 1 lazy day, 1 short day
Week of May 25 14.7 miles
It was a short week since Sunday and Monday were rained out. I don’t pay attention to steps in a day – I only count trail distance. Walking around Costco or up and down steps to the basement laundry is not what’s going to get me up the side of the mountain to
O Cebreiro!
There’s the 1.5 mile marker turnaround point.
Week of May 18
Six walking days – 15.32 miles
Decided to eat humble pie and use my sticks. I could tell a few differences: didn’t need to watch the ground so closely- improved posture, cadence was more uniform, could tell pressure was less on my hip joints. And my brain perked up. Oh! I remember this. We’re walking!
Week of May 11
Seven walking days – 14.44 miles total
I have 20 weeks to prepare for the Camino. Starting SLOW and finishing with three ten-mile days in the hills with my pack.
Here’s the plan.
We now register via an internet form as a Spain requirement. We receive a QR code and will present the code at lodgings instead of presenting our passport.
Pilgrim Passport Registration Form
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Since December 2, 2024, Spanish law requires all users of accommodation (casa rural, Rbnb, etc. … and ALBERGUES) to register upon arrival. In order to facilitate this formality, a company has created the PilgrimPass.
Spring is here! Temps range from day to day – 75 to 30 to 60 to 40 and it looks like up to 80 in a week. The wind has been strong enough to blow entire buildings to the next state. But.. winter is over, and I look forward to getting my Camino legs back. Slowly. Steadily. I have six months to get ready. I’m ready!
I see that I’ve not posted since May. As of today, all is well with me! I am no longer in ongoing medical treatment – just the usual annual check-ups we all do + annual scans and bloodwork with the oncologist. Had a couple of surgeries in August and will be deemed fully recovered from those as of the first week of December.
Total about 326 Km / 203 miles
With travel and rest/tourist days – 30 days.