13 August 2020

Camino de Australia - Finish Line Edition

Article by Mr Brendan Nicholls

Camino de Australia - Finish Line Edition

I am pleased to announce that we have reached the finish line of our camino (journey) around Australia.

Recap

  • The camino was created to encourage staff, students and families to intentionally become more active. The journey was completed by people deciding to participate – counting steps (unintentional) activity was not included.
  • Our journey was a 18,5000km virtual camino (journey) inspired by the pilgrimage of St Ignatius of Loyola.
  • Our camino visited every Jesuit and Ignatian College in Australia.
  • Our camino visited every state and territory in Australia.
  • Our camino passed through each capital city.
  • Participants from our College community logged the kilometres they walked or ran intentionally which added to our cumulative tally.

Wrap up – 10/8/20

We have completed our camino! Over the last eleven months we have travelled around Australia. Our journey followed the outer edge of our continent as best we could.

Over the last few weeks of our journey we jumped on the Spirit of Tasmania, completed a lap and retuned to SICG before our breach of COVID regulations put an end to our dream - Thank goodness this is was a virtual camino.

Over the journey we hope you have learned a little more about the other Jesuit and Companion schools across our country, have enjoyed the fitness challenge and feel a sense of accomplishment.

Our thanks goes out to every participant. With your support we completed the 18,500km round trip in under a year!

We look forward to future journeys and hope that you stay active and safe during this period of restrictions.

Details:

Began: 1 September 2019

Finished: 17 August 2020

Total distance: 18,500km

Average km/per week: 420 km

Kilometres walked: 9,165 km

Kilometers run: 10,106km

Most kilometres completed by participant: Brendan O'Brien (3084 km)


Camino de Ignacio fishers (628km by Feast Day 2020): Seven finishers​.

1. Brendan O'Brien - 3,085km

2. Lorella Knight - 2425km

3. Brad Manczak - 1,710km

4. Kylie Pummeroy - 960km

5. Greg McKillop - 960km

6. Cameron Donald - 757km

7. Amanda Kristapsons - 628km

Review

If you were not able to follow our blog or were not aware you can read over the blog posts that will offer you a little insight into our journey and the Jesuit and Companion schools throughout Australia.

Feature

Events