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The Le Puy Chemin is definitely worth walking- lots of magnificent scenery, lots of history and historic buildings, amazing architectural structures for the times. Interesting paths through forests, farms, towns and cities. Plus interesting people along the way. The first 2 weeks are very steep, lots of going up and coming down steep rocky paths. We heard from other more seasoned hikers that they felt that the first 14 days of this Camino was the toughest hike they had ever done. So be prepared! It seems that 20km/day is a reasonable pace considering the hills and rocks, plus you also want to have time to stop and enjoy the scenery along the way as well as when you get to each days destination.

Sometimes the book/maps/apps overestimate how long it takes to get from town to town, - be warned!
This part of France seems to close fir the season from 1st October, not many places for food or accommodation are open. You can still find something but your choices are limited. Plus there are a lot less people doing the walk, so it could be quite lonesome.

The weather is still good though- not too hot or too cold.
Nearly everyone on a camino takes away something from it. In my case - a realisation that everyone is different, we all have our idiosyncrancies, and we all have our good points - appreciate diversity! And concentrate on the good in people.

Overall- it was a beautiful and worthwhile hike, can thoroughly recommend it. If anyone would like more information about this walk - I am always up for a chat! Au revoir,  A bientot.

Helen from Australian Brain Coaching

Testimonial from Clayton Johannesen the Champion Weight-lifter:
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Testimonial from Clayton Johannesen the Champion Weight-lifter:

“You can train every day, diet for months and have perfect recovery. But there is one thing that separates good from great, it is the mental game and toughness needed to achieve greatness. Without it you will fall short, how can I say that? Because I’ve lived it. Working with Helen unlocked my true potential and the mindset needed to separate myself from the crowd. Every mental blockage was overcome with her guidance and I reached levels of performance and results that I thought were impossible, to begin with. So I guess you have to ask yourself whether you want to be good or great.

Before I started working with Helen my results were good but I wanted to be great so we worked on my mental weaknesses and I unlocked my true potential. Brain coaching took me from a kid with a dream to an athlete with x 3 World records and x 5 Australian records. The results speak for themselves. Without this mental training, I can’t imagine having the results I do and being in the position I am.”

Note from Helen:

The young man above,  was in the 56kg class and his lifts were:
Squat: 150kg (world record + Australian record)
Bench press: 95.5kg (world record + Australian record ) 
Deadlift: 171kg (world record) 

In other words – he can lift triple his body weight!

He is an amazing, lovely young man. Very humble and self-effacing. It was a pleasure to work with him. He came to me about 3 months before the National Championships because he had lost his focus and wasn’t improving his training. We had a few sessions and identified what was holding him back. He came up with a strategy that he was happy to implement.

It was then up to him to apply himself and he set about putting all the hard work into training his body. Brain coaching just helped to unblock what was holding him back. The results speak for themselves!

If you need to identify what is holding you back – give Brain coaching a go. You’ve got nothing to lose!

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Below shows the map of the area of France where you walk the French Camino.  The blue line is the distance travelled from the starting point to the end.  The redline shows Helen's progress across France walking between 19kms and 25kms a day.  Staying at BnB's a long the way.  

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    Helen Wheels French Camino walk Sept 2019 starting Le Puy-en-Velay, 

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    Paris Gare de Lyon to Le Puy en Velay by train.

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    Gare de Lyon to Le Puy-en-Velay to Sauges on first three days of trekking on the French Camino.

    Day 4 to 6 from Aumont-Aubrac to Nasbinals.

    From Golinhac to Conques to Decazeville

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    French Camino Walk Sept 2019 



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