Khillssmith
Khillssmith
- Time of past OR future Camino
- July 2016
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Hi all, I'm wondering if you can all help after asking for permission in October I finally got permission to take off 4th July until 2nd of August in mid April. While flights was more expensive and my training was on the back burn as was unsure of leave.I have finally brought every thing and all that is left is euros and bed bug spray(which has been brought just not sprayed.) I work on my feet 8 -10 hours a day, so that's fine but have been doing some incline and decline Hills just so my muscles are used to it.But that is not the problem I am starting in Pamplona and am hoping to finish in Finisterre, if I have to skip bits so be it!! I am coming up to the busiest week at work and then leaving early the next morning, after so long being excited and telling everyone, I can no longer be bothered with training or cannot find the enthusiasmIt seems that the magic has gone or I drained it before it even started.Has that's happened to anyoneelse?? Many thanks in advance Kerry
This is totally understandable, @Khillssmith - don't worry! You have had a stressful time waiting for permission, and with the uncertainty of whether you would be able to go - stress is tiring and can make everything feel flat and/or overwhelming. Also, I found I really started getting bored with my training walks before the Camino, because I was going round and round the same area! Quite different once you're on the way and heading off through new territory every day/hour/minute. I think the magic will return as soon as you have your feet on the trail and you're on your way. Or possibly as soon as you step on that plane! Until then, try not to get too exhausted with your busy week at work, and be kind to yourself! Then once you get there, take it easy those first few days as you get used to the long walks (that "day-after-day-after-day" thing takes a while to get used to), keep your daily distances shorter to begin with and gradually increase as you get into your Camino rhythm. Buen Camino!
Life can sometimes drain all the enthusiasm out of us. We are always too busy to smell the roses - excuse the platitude. That being said.. the decision you made to walk the path was made because you needed to do it as part of your life's journey. Don't hesitate now. The strength you need you will find! The trying week ahead will serve to demonstrate how much you really need this time for yourself. Each challenge you face will give you the strength your require to go forward.Hi all, I'm wondering if you can all help after asking for permission in October I finally got permission to take off 4th July until 2nd of August in mid April. While flights was more expensive and my training was on the back burn as was unsure of leave.I have finally brought every thing and all that is left is euros and bed bug spray(which has been brought just not sprayed.) I work on my feet 8 -10 hours a day, so that's fine but have been doing some incline and decline Hills just so my muscles are used to it.But that is not the problem I am starting in Pamplona and am hoping to finish in Finisterre, if I have to skip bits so be it!! I am coming up to the busiest week at work and then leaving early the next morning, after so long being excited and telling everyone, I can no longer be bothered with training or cannot find the enthusiasmIt seems that the magic has gone or I drained it before it even started.Has that's happened to anyoneelse?? Many thanks in advance Kerry
I'm a rower too, and I understand how crazy the regattas are. You will love the decompression time you find while walking. Hang in there; it will do your head good. (And it's ok to walk in months other than the summer, if that works for your schedule. The Camino will wait for you.)... the Henley Royal Regatta...
I can no longer be bothered with training or cannot find the enthusiasmIt seems that the magic has gone or I drained it before it even started.Has that's happened to anyoneelse?? Many thanks in advance Kerry
I believe I know what is going on. Having worked years in a loosely similar industry, where I managed many large once-a-year events, I believe you are exhausted and spent. When you and all around you are working full-speed toward a deadline event you become depleted and may not even know it. I know the experience. If it were me I would go to the camino and spend the first two or three days sort of lounging around, sleeping, eating, and doing low-exertion mindless stuff. Decompress and then start your walk. I predict you'll get in the right frame of mind. When you're exhausted it's hard to imagine enjoyment in anything. That feeling will vanish. During your walk you might decide not to return to your job!Hi all, I'm wondering if you can all help after asking for permission in October I finally got permission to take off 4th July until 2nd of August in mid April. While flights was more expensive and my training was on the back burn as was unsure of leave.I have finally brought every thing and all that is left is euros and bed bug spray(which has been brought just not sprayed.) I work on my feet 8 -10 hours a day, so that's fine but have been doing some incline and decline Hills just so my muscles are used to it.But that is not the problem I am starting in Pamplona and am hoping to finish in Finisterre, if I have to skip bits so be it!! I am coming up to the busiest week at work and then leaving early the next morning, after so long being excited and telling everyone, I can no longer be bothered with training or cannot find the enthusiasmIt seems that the magic has gone or I drained it before it even started.Has that's happened to anyoneelse?? Many thanks in advance Kerry
Hi all, I'm wondering if you can all help after asking for permission in October I finally got permission to take off 4th July until 2nd of August in mid April. While flights was more expensive and my training was on the back burn as was unsure of leave.I have finally brought every thing and all that is left is euros and bed bug spray(which has been brought just not sprayed.) I work on my feet 8 -10 hours a day, so that's fine but have been doing some incline and decline Hills just so my muscles are used to it.But that is not the problem I am starting in Pamplona and am hoping to finish in Finisterre, if I have to skip bits so be it!! I am coming up to the busiest week at work and then leaving early the next morning, after so long being excited and telling everyone, I can no longer be bothered with training or cannot find the enthusiasmIt seems that the magic has gone or I drained it before it even started.Has that's happened to anyoneelse?? Many thanks in advance Kerry
Hi all, I'm wondering if you can all help after asking for permission in October I finally got permission to take off 4th July until 2nd of August in mid April. While flights was more expensive and my training was on the back burn as was unsure of leave.I have finally brought every thing and all that is left is euros and bed bug spray(which has been brought just not sprayed.) I work on my feet 8 -10 hours a day, so that's fine but have been doing some incline and decline Hills just so my muscles are used to it.But that is not the problem I am starting in Pamplona and am hoping to finish in Finisterre, if I have to skip bits so be it!! I am coming up to the busiest week at work and then leaving early the next morning, after so long being excited and telling everyone, I can no longer be bothered with training or cannot find the enthusiasmIt seems that the magic has gone or I drained it before it even started.Has that's happened to anyoneelse?? Many thanks in advance Kerry
Just go! Once you start walking the Camino everything will short itself out. If you do not go you will regret your decision! I had to stop my walk on the Camino Portugese in late April because my walking companion was hurt and I have a void inside of me every since my return home.
Hi all, I'm wondering if you can all help after asking for permission in October I finally got permission to take off 4th July until 2nd of August in mid April. While flights was more expensive and my training was on the back burn as was unsure of leave.I have finally brought every thing and all that is left is euros and bed bug spray(which has been brought just not sprayed.) I work on my feet 8 -10 hours a day, so that's fine but have been doing some incline and decline Hills just so my muscles are used to it.But that is not the problem I am starting in Pamplona and am hoping to finish in Finisterre, if I have to skip bits so be it!! I am coming up to the busiest week at work and then leaving early the next morning, after so long being excited and telling everyone, I can no longer be bothered with training or cannot find the enthusiasmIt seems that the magic has gone or I drained it before it even started.Has that's happened to anyoneelse?? Many thanks in advance Kerry
It happens to me before every long distance walk. You train loads then get to a point all you want to do is to get going. It sounds as though you have trained well. Don't worry , once you get walking you will love it. Buien Camino xHi all, I'm wondering if you can all help after asking for permission in October I finally got permission to take off 4th July until 2nd of August in mid April. While flights was more expensive and my training was on the back burn as was unsure of leave.I have finally brought every thing and all that is left is euros and bed bug spray(which has been brought just not sprayed.) I work on my feet 8 -10 hours a day, so that's fine but have been doing some incline and decline Hills just so my muscles are used to it.But that is not the problem I am starting in Pamplona and am hoping to finish in Finisterre, if I have to skip bits so be it!! I am coming up to the busiest week at work and then leaving early the next morning, after so long being excited and telling everyone, I can no longer be bothered with training or cannot find the enthusiasmIt seems that the magic has gone or I drained it before it even started.Has that's happened to anyoneelse?? Many thanks in advance Kerry
Even though I am an organized person and have quite a bit of experience preparing for travels, I often go through periods (especially as time gets close) when I wish I had never gotten myself into this. However, it has happened enough that I know it is just a phase. Once I am started, I enjoy it thoroughly, and expect that you will too! It is one of the several "phases of trip planning."
Exactly.Bravery is not the absence of fear. It walking through that fear. That is perhaps the hardest part of the Camino. Please, just do it.
Thank you for this! I needed it!!!!Oh Sweetheart!!! I am 62 and ALWAYS want to forget it about 1-2 weeks before leaving. For me, I must just let go and remember I will only feel worse if I don't go!! I once sold my home, bought a backpack and told everyone I was leaving to see the world....I was 54 then. I worked up until the day before I left. I lived on a small island so everyone, all 982 of them knew I was leaving. They had even thrown me a party or two. But I wanted out!!! It was sort of like wanting a baby, getting pregnant and then changing your mind. For months, all you have done is think, dream, read, talk.......your psyche is overwhelmed with doubts and the bravest thing you can do is just do it. Really, Nike is right. Remember, Bravery is not the absence of fear. It walking through that fear. That is perhaps the hardest part of the Camino. Please, just do it.
I agree with "Getting There." I'm doing my second Camino in late August. Because I live at the coast where our biggest hill is 50 feet tall, I have been training on a treadmill! Two days ago, I spent over 5 hours on the treadmill going up hills. What a "buzz-kill;" but, it is all worth it! Hang in there! Buen Camino!This is totally understandable, @Khillssmith - don't worry! You have had a stressful time waiting for permission, and with the uncertainty of whether you would be able to go - stress is tiring and can make everything feel flat and/or overwhelming. Also, I found I really started getting bored with my training walks before the Camino, because I was going round and round the same area! Quite different once you're on the way and heading off through new territory every day/hour/minute. I think the magic will return as soon as you have your feet on the trail and you're on your way. Or possibly as soon as you step on that plane! Until then, try not to get too exhausted with your busy week at work, and be kind to yourself! Then once you get there, take it easy those first few days as you get used to the long walks (that "day-after-day-after-day" thing takes a while to get used to), keep your daily distances shorter to begin with and gradually increase as you get into your Camino rhythm. Buen Camino!
Hi all, I'm wondering if you can all help after asking for permission in October I finally got permission to take off 4th July until 2nd of August in mid April. While flights was more expensive and my training was on the back burn as was unsure of leave.I have finally brought every thing and all that is left is euros and bed bug spray(which has been brought just not sprayed.) I work on my feet 8 -10 hours a day, so that's fine but have been doing some incline and decline Hills just so my muscles are used to it.But that is not the problem I am starting in Pamplona and am hoping to finish in Finisterre, if I have to skip bits so be it!! I am coming up to the busiest week at work and then leaving early the next morning, after so long being excited and telling everyone, I can no longer be bothered with training or cannot find the enthusiasmIt seems that the magic has gone or I drained it before it even started.Has that's happened to anyoneelse?? Many thanks in advance Kerry
Very good adviceSomebody once said that a decision made in a time of calmness should not
be questioned when you mind is troubled. Trust your earlier judgement.
Buen Camino Kerry
Many thanks for thatWe just returned from our camino. Before we left, I was very stressed. Due to work and personal responsibilies, I didn't train like I had planned, which concerned me. I wasn't "ready". I didn't feel like going - I wanted a vacation, but something easy, not walking hundreds of km across the countryside. But the Camino was the plan, so we went. And I am really glad that we did. It was an amazing trip. There were still plenty of times when I wondered what the heck we were doing there, but we just kept going. And it turned out to be really good.
Advice taken & Thank youKerry - you might not know this but you are just about burnt out .. stressful job, on top of it all the time .... you stop that and there seems to be nothing in your life - listen to all of the above and GO. Being as you are you will most likely find that for the first section you will try to organise everything and then try to keep in contact with home.
Forget, absolutely FORGET about keeping in touch with home. Switch that phone off and just switch it on once in the evenings to check for emergency texts perhaps ... and, after a few days you will start to relax - and then you will be fine.
Also - it is so common, just before the off, to appear to completely forget why you wanted to do it in the first place - you are not alone .. is common .. so. gird up your loins, pick up your pack, and go and have some You time, away from everything .. you know it makes sense!!
Buen Camino!!
I never did thank you sorry Julia, you helped with my frame of mind.Was still a bit on edge.So tomorrow morning is day 2 but 1 of walking. THanks againGo.
Trust in the Camino and go.
No matter how overwhelming it feels with all the stress and busyness of having to manage the regatta right up until the day of leaving, go.
I hate walking, here at home, but I love it on the Camino.
Like you, I am on my feet all day at work, 8 hours, 5 days a week. Maybe that's why I dislike anything other than sitting down when I'm not at work.
I live in fabulous countryside, right on the Cotswold Way, hills in every direction, glorious views, footpaths, lots of stiles, woodland, common land coloured like a rainbow with wild orchids, butterflies, flowers, yet I have to force myself out to walk any distance other than a gentle Sunday wander.
I rarely walk more than 7-10km at home, and then only twice a week on my days off; yet on the Camino I find 15-20km easy. (Well, up to 18km is easy, then it starts to hurt!)
Like you I think what the hell, why am I doing this? But once actually there, on The Way, the magic is there, you'll find it.
You have been called.
Just trust and go...
Love this, thank youHi Kerry, this sounds like a variation on the Pilgrim Panic, jitters, first-night-nerves or whatever. I had a full blown panic attack on the Eurostar platform my first time out and I was even then a seasoned traveller and LD hiker.
So. Chill on the training. Any you haven't done you can make up on your first few slow days. Pack & un-pack a few times - its good practice. Get your bug-spraying done, you need to get that stuff thoroughly dry, which is not how I would describe the UK summer so far. Read a good book that has absolutely nothing to do with Camino.
Then, when you get to Pamplona go to the Cathedral and get your first sello. Pop in to any bar or cafe and get your first cafe-con-leche or cerveza. Find your first yellow arrow and walk the way it points. And when you stop walking at Fisterra you will know what its all about and why you did it.
Buen Camino
I'm so sorry that made me laugh. I also have the luck and the skin of the Irish. I am just chilling in Pamplona and will set off tomorrow morningI'm nervous too Khills, in fact I'm not even a walker - what am I doing? ..lol
I've got pale skin , burn easy, am a body paradise for gnats and bites itches and scratches heat burns , you name it
. But here I am flying out on Thursday to Madrid.
Yikes !!
either going to make it through the first week and beyond ....
or be on a flight home with name-tag : "camino casualty - better luck next time "
cool, my comment is meant to be tongue in cheek .I'm so sorry that made me laugh. I also have the luck and the skin of the Irish.
I am just chilling in Pamplona and will set off tomorrow morningmy head is already in a better place so not as hysterical. Buen Camino Falcon
my head is already in a better place so not as hysterical. Buen Camino
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