32.9 miles, 1,100′ vertical, 7:30 moving Mind I will write more detail, but with the choice between talking to people and writing, I’ve been choosing talking. Again, another short post. Today was more of the same terrain, but still beautiful. The cool weather has been great for hiking and running. Body Today was flat again. […]

No shin pain today! I walked all day to play it safe. Really, I wanted to know if I could walk the distance if I needed to. Walking is harder than running in some ways. I’m staying at a amazing hostel run by nuns. Busy day, including mass and a shared meal that I made […]

I now know why I passed so many ruins of old pilgrim hospitals. Today I’ve been healing. Sleeping, eating, washing clothes, eating more, icing, elevating, writing, eating some more! It’s been fun hanging out in this old building that’s been converted into a hotel. Ever curious on what I do all day? In general, here […]

34 miles, 3,600’ climbing Yes, I did move on Day 2! I’m using a rest day to finally catch up. Mind There was rain in the start, middle, and end today. I’ve never really run in the rain where I have to just keep going versus opening the door to a warm house at the […]

27 miles, 1,350’ vertical, 7:30 moving Mind It was the shortest, longest day. Last night I slept great. I woke up to angelic music at 7am (later start than usual, but the standard at this hostel), had a nice breakfast and put on my shoes outside. In the first step, I had pain in my […]

28.5 miles, 2,000′ vertical, 5:48 moving Mind Simple breakfast of bread and jam. Started a little late because of a great conversation with Heather. (More on that later.) Cruised for first 15 miles. I was eager to meet my parents! This is pretty amazing: I was able to meet my parents for coffee/early lunch on […]

30.6 miles, 2,700 ft vert, 6:15 moving time Mind I woke up this morning feeling great. No foot tendon issues! I helped someone with a blister put on moleskin in the morning. After the help I received with my tendon, it felt great to give back. In the first hour of running, I ran into […]

32.4 miles, 2,900′ of gain Mind The Albergue’s (hostels) run on their own clocks. For the first two nights, I look back now and got lucky that I was in rooms with late risers as I was still getting over my jet lag. Today I was with a group of early risers, up at 6am. […]

29 miles, 2,900′ climbing Mind The day started at 8ish (breakfast didn’t start until a little before 8). Rain in the morning. Rolling hills all day, mostly filled with wheat field, vineyards, olive trees, and fields of red poppies. I would get to a higher point and look back and see the previous village off […]

(Now you all see how well I can write after running a 50k today. Probably poorly.) Mind What a jump into both the known and unknown. I know how to run a 50k. I don’t know the Camino. The day was spent figuring out what I should know and not know. What do you say […]