Long-trail walker
Train your feet for a long walk, one day at a time
I’m Daisuke. I walk long trails that take weeks on foot, and I write about getting ready for them: feet, packs, daily distances and rest days. I sell planners, checklists and a starter guide, plus two video courses for first-time long walkers.
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Taping my feet before the first hour7 minThe six minutes I spend on a wooden floor every morning, and the three places I tape.- Feet FirstFreeA free letter every Saturday: one thing I learned on the trail, one thing about feet and one thing to try on your next walk.
To learn
Ready for Your First Long Walk$59From a first training walk to a plan for your first week on the trail.- Long Walk Training Planner$9A twelve-week planner for building up distance, with a place to log each walk and how your feet felt.
- Packing Checklist for Long Walks$5A one-page list of what to carry, plus a page to cross out what you never used.
- Daily Distance Log$6Ten pages for writing down each day’s distance, start time, stops and how it went.
To keep
Winding path tee$28A soft cotton tee, printed to order.- About DaisukeI started walking long trails after a bad first attempt: new shoes, a heavy pack and blisters by the end of day two. Since then I have walked a few multi-week routes on foot, up temple steps through the trees, along the coast road and across the fields, and I have spent more time training for them than walking them.
Newsletter
Latest posts
PackingWhy I carry a wooden staff
A plain stick, a stone lantern to lean it on and what it takes off my knees on a long downhill.
RouteWaiting out the rain in a roadside shelter
What I do when the road turns to water and the next village is two hours away.
PackingLaying everything out the night before
Shoes, socks and a small bag, set on the floor in the order I will need them.
RouteFollowing small arrow markers across the fields
How a red arrow on a post keeps you on the path, and what to do when one is missing.
TrainingTraining you can do on the way to the station
A short walk before the train, a few flights of steps and why it counts.
- Feet
Breaking in shoes before a long walk
Six weeks, a rule for the first ten kilometres and the signs a pair is not for you.
About me
I started walking long trails after a bad first attempt: new shoes, a heavy pack and blisters by the end of day two. Since then I have walked a few multi-week routes on foot, up temple steps through the trees, along the coast road and across the fields, and I have spent more time training for them than walking them.
Everything I post is how I actually prepare: how I tape my feet, what goes in the pack, how far I plan each day and when I stop for a rest. The posts and the letter are free. What I sell is the part you can print and carry: planners, logs and checklists, a starter guide, and two courses for people who want to walk for weeks and finish well.
