Shel Sweeney https://shelsweeney.com A Worded Life Thu, 26 Apr 2018 22:50:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.13 Training Hikes https://shelsweeney.com/life-writing/training-hikes/ https://shelsweeney.com/life-writing/training-hikes/#respond Thu, 26 Apr 2018 22:43:23 +0000 https://shelsweeney.com/?p=1016 Since deciding to hike the Camino de Santiago (an almost 800km hike across the top of Spain), I have been a variety of training hikes – large and small, flat and hilly, easy and difficult. I have discovered a real … Continue reading

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Achilles tendonitis https://shelsweeney.com/memoir/achilles-tendonitis/ https://shelsweeney.com/memoir/achilles-tendonitis/#respond Thu, 26 Apr 2018 20:58:56 +0000 https://shelsweeney.com/?p=1006 I have had acute/chronic, stubborn Achilles tendonitis for some time now – years, though only diagnosed in the last 8 months. And I have been training to walk the Camino de Santiago, so the Achilles tendonitis has been a bit … Continue reading

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Overland Track https://shelsweeney.com/life-writing/overland-track/ https://shelsweeney.com/life-writing/overland-track/#respond Thu, 26 Apr 2018 20:05:45 +0000 https://shelsweeney.com/?p=999 In December, I hiked the Overland Track in Tasmania. This hike was amazing! I absolutely loved it.I was invited by a friend who was hiking the Track with her siblings, several of whom had pulled out. I was a tag … Continue reading

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35km Walk https://shelsweeney.com/memoir/35km-walk/ https://shelsweeney.com/memoir/35km-walk/#respond Mon, 22 Jan 2018 07:21:37 +0000 https://shelsweeney.com/?p=994 In November 2017, I did The Bloody Long Walk in Sydney – a 35km charity walk for mitochondrial disease from Palm Beach down to Manly. I’ve never participated in a charity walk, but a friend invited me as good training … Continue reading

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Packing List https://shelsweeney.com/creative-non-fiction/packing-list/ https://shelsweeney.com/creative-non-fiction/packing-list/#respond Tue, 31 Oct 2017 02:07:56 +0000 https://shelsweeney.com/?p=989 I’m putting together a packing list for my Camino de Santiago hike. I imagine this will be a  work in progress as I whittle down my packing list to a mere 7 kilogram pack. Here’s my packing list so far: … Continue reading

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Backpack: the pack on my back https://shelsweeney.com/creative-non-fiction/backpack/ https://shelsweeney.com/creative-non-fiction/backpack/#respond Thu, 12 Oct 2017 06:50:03 +0000 https://shelsweeney.com/?p=984 Considering I will have to carry all my belongings in a pack on my back for the entirety of my hike, and for the Camino de Santiago that means for 780km, choosing the right backpack is another vital step in … Continue reading

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Training Progress https://shelsweeney.com/uncategorized/training-progress/ https://shelsweeney.com/uncategorized/training-progress/#respond Wed, 04 Oct 2017 07:00:11 +0000 https://shelsweeney.com/?p=979 I’m training to hike the Camino de Santiago next year. I’ve never done anything like this before, but I have been blogging about my preparation. Here’s my latest training progress. After some real issues with my Achilles, and some really … Continue reading

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Hiccup https://shelsweeney.com/creative-non-fiction/hiccup/ https://shelsweeney.com/creative-non-fiction/hiccup/#respond Sat, 15 Jul 2017 06:36:33 +0000 https://shelsweeney.com/?p=973 Training for the Camino has been rewarding and fun, but one big hiccup has me feeling like I’m miles away from my destination. Hiccup one If you’ve read my other blogs, you’ll know that I’ve been struggling with Achilles tendonitis. … Continue reading

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Finding a shoe that fits https://shelsweeney.com/creative-non-fiction/finding-shoe-fits/ https://shelsweeney.com/creative-non-fiction/finding-shoe-fits/#respond Sun, 25 Jun 2017 20:26:26 +0000 https://shelsweeney.com/?p=967 I’m planning a 780km hike: the Camino de Santiago, across the top of northern Spain. That’s 33 days of walking. Any wonder I’ve developed a fascination with shoes! Finding a shoe that fits is of paramount importance if I’m going … Continue reading

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Itinerary https://shelsweeney.com/uncategorized/itinerary/ https://shelsweeney.com/uncategorized/itinerary/#respond Wed, 14 Jun 2017 04:37:36 +0000 https://shelsweeney.com/?p=959 I’ve drafted an itinerary for hiking the Camino de Santiago in 33 days. That’s 33 days of walking, no rest days factored in.   I have taken this itinerary from a book called ‘A pilgrim’s guide to the Camino de … Continue reading

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