Training

I've been in training for the 1,200km walk from Granada to Santiago de Compostela for 9 weeks now. I started off walking 5 days a week and having 2 days off but recently upped the frequency with 3 days walking followed by 1 day off. The number of hours and number of walks each day varies with not more than 3 walks a day. So far I am up to 4 hours a day and am walking at a pace of 5.1 km per hour with a backpack weighing 9-10kg. My target at the end of training is to reach 6 hours walking with the backpack. My plan for the walk itself shows I will exceed this on some days (38km max) and will be walking 6 days a week with 1 day's rest but I hope I will be fit enough to handle those occasions when it is needed.

I will leave home here in Chite, Granada, for Granada Capital on 22nd September 2010 and plan to reach Santiago on 11 November.