Welcome to the Footsteps of Pompallier Pilgrimage Training Guide. This guide is designed to prepare you for a memorable 100km walking pilgrimage. Over the next 15 weeks, you should have a plan to help you build the necessary physical endurance, mental resilience, and spiritual readiness for this unique journey. Our goal is to support every pilgrim to feel confident, well-prepared, and fully equipped to embark on this spiritual adventure.
In this guide, you will find:
- Training Guide overview: A weekly plan to gradually build your walking stamina and physical fitness. Note: if you can’t complete an outdoor walk, consider adding a gym session, either treadmill or stepper to help build your base fitness.
- Build strength: 6 simple exercise you can do once a week or more regularly if time permits (located below the training guide)
- Equipment Checklist: Find a list of essential items to bring under the 'what to bring' section on the pilgrimage, ensuring your comfort and safety.
- Spiritual Preparation: Read through the pages linked and reflect on how you can prepare spiritually .
We encourage you to embrace this preparation period as part of your pilgrimage experience. By using this guide as a starting point you can develop a training schedule that fits in around you and your families commitments. We look forward to walking with you in the footsteps of Bishop Pompallier.
