Like Winston Churchill, I don’t like worrying in advance about events or activities. I start with understanding the goals, challenges and expected outcomes and then plan for success. That is the reason I developed a formal training plan for achieving my Camino goal of walking an 800 kilometer route to Santiago de Compostela in 40 days. Here are the 10 Steps I followed in creating and maintaining my training plan:
1. I documented my goals, and constraints. The goal was to comfortably walk the 800 kilometers to Santiago de Compostela in 40 days. The key is to start the route with a good level of fitness so I can enjoy the journey. I had to determine a realistic amount of time I could spend each week on exercise considering my time constraints:
- Demanding full time job with travel.
- Family and social commitments.