Refugio Kitchen: Healthy high energy fuel for the trail.
Walking the Camino in Northern Spain presents a feast of opportunity to find good, healthy food. Galicia is actually shortlisted to be named as one of the world's blue zones, and it's not lost on us that the preponderance of fresh, local food with vegetables and, of course, seafood are a reason why people in this region live so long.
When you're staying in hotels or albergues, breakfast often consists
Don’t fall into the ‘walk more’ trap.
In training for the Camino de Santiago, you may have heard the words: "Just put on your pack and walk. Build up your miles/kilometres and you'll be fine".
One thing we know: Walking more miles is often the very fastest way to a mechanical failure.
Why is this…? Walking is a repetitive, single-plane movement.
Why the "Camino Shuffle" is an Injury Warning Sign.
Why the "Camino Shuffle" is an Injury Warning Sign.
Yesterday, we talked about the danger of "just stacking miles." Today, let's look at the first sign that your Trail Fluency is breaking down: The Shuffle.
When you are on the trail