Our training schedule

After looking at different Camino training plans we came up with our own. We are at Week 5 in the chart below and the walking is starting to get more intense.

Yesterday we walked together for 2 ½  hours in nearby Lynn Woods Reservation. It was harder than we anticipated. Although we had done 2 hour walks in the previous weeks they had all been on sidewalks or hard packed surfaces. Lynn Woods has a lot of rocky trails. And the most recent snowfall was melting so they were muddy and water-logged in places. We had to watch carefully where we placed our feet as we scrambled over the rocks or dodged puddles. We were very glad for our heavy hiking boots!

We both have different schedules and can't always do our training walks together. To help us stay on track we made a chart that shows each week with spots to mark what we did. That way we can see what we did together or separately.

Week 1  Jan 15	Walk three days for between 45min and 60 min.
Week 2  Jan 22	Walk 4 days, 45 to 60 min.
Week 3  Jan 29	Walk 4 days, 3 at 60 min and once for 2 hrs.
Week 4  Feb 5	Walk 3 days up and down hills 60 min.
Week 5 Feb 12	1) 2.5 hrs of hills.  2) 60 min fast about 4 mph.  3) 45 min easy.  4) 60 min moderate.
Pam
Ian
Week 6 Feb 19	1) 3 hrs of hills with a light backpack, less than 2 lbs.  2) 60 min fast about 4 mph. 3) 60 min easy.  4) 60 min fast.
Pam
Ian
Week 7 Feb 26	1) 3 hrs of hills with a light backpack, less than 2 lbs.  2) 60 min fast about 4 mph. 3) 1-2 hrs easy.  4) 60 min fast.  OR 3 days for 2 hours.
Pam
Ian
Week 8 Mar 5	1) 3 hrs of hills with a light backpack, less than 2 lbs. 2) 70 min moderate.  3) 60 min fast about 4 mph.  4) 2 hrs of hills.  OR 3 days for 2.5 hours.
Pam
Ian
Week 9 Mar 12	1) 4 hrs of hills, about 10 miles with a light backpack, less than 2 lbs.  2) 60 min easy.  3) 60 min easy.  4) 2 hrs of hills, at least 5 miles total.  OR 3 days for 3 hours.
Pam
Ian
Week 10 Mar 19	1) 5 hrs of hills, about 12.5 miles with a light backpack, about 3 lbs.  2) 60 min easy.  3) 60 min fast.  4) 2.5 hrs of hills, at least 6 miles total.  OR 3 days for 3.5 hours.
Pam
Ian
Week 11 Mar 26	1) 5 hrs, about 12.5 miles with a light backpack, about 4 lbs.  2) 45 min easy.  3) 60 min moderate.  4) 3 hrs easy with a backpack, at least 6 miles total.  OR 3 days for 4 hours.
Pam
Ian
Week 12 Apr 2	1) 5.5 hrs, about 13.75 miles with a light backpack, about 4 lbs.  2) 45 min easy.  3) 60 min moderate.  4) 3.5 hrs easy with a backpack, at least 7 miles total.  OR 3 days for 4 hours.
Pam
Ian
Week 13 Apr 9	Take it easy. Walk 60 min daily and enjoy Portugal before the Camino.