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Apr 2009
2:56pm, 14 Apr 2009
7,080 posts
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Cavey
I thought i'd do it as a birthday treat, as it would be a shame to waste all this base training  I might also stand a chance of beating eL Bee
How many weeks until you hit the Gobi? If I were to give any advice, it would be train with a full back pack A LOT!! But it seems you are doing that, so you'll breeze it
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Apr 2009
3:01pm, 14 Apr 2009
6,400 posts
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controversial
ha ha ha .. i have only done 30 miles with a full back pack .... but once i am done with london ie for all of may i am training with full weight all the way to the event ... which starts on june 14th ...
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Apr 2009
3:07pm, 14 Apr 2009
7,082 posts
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Cavey
Not long now then!! It was definitely the pack weight that knackered me for the first 2 days. I hadn't allowed for 3L of water being rationed, so on Day 1 my starting pack weight was 12kg instead of 10.5kg, and i'd only ever trained with 7.5kg.
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Apr 2009
3:12pm, 14 Apr 2009
6,401 posts
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controversial
yes I am going to train with up to 10/11kg, above 8/9 it really makes a difference!
I don't know if water is rationed for us .... need to find out!
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Apr 2009
3:20pm, 14 Apr 2009
1,026 posts
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Naomi P
There was a bloke running the Compton 40 on Saturday with a 13kg paraglider on his back. I didn't ask him how much water he was carrying, it might not have gone down so well. It was a ginormous rucksack too, hope your's are a bit smaller
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Apr 2009
3:22pm, 14 Apr 2009
7,083 posts
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Cavey
Isn't 'running' with a paraglider cheating?
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Apr 2009
3:24pm, 14 Apr 2009
606 posts
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HB
I saw him too. It was massive, poor guy having to run with it on that course! Nutter!!
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Apr 2009
3:29pm, 14 Apr 2009
6,404 posts
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controversial
did he switch the engine on???
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Apr 2009
3:38pm, 14 Apr 2009
1,027 posts
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Naomi P
He said it was very tempting to jump on it whenever we got to the top of a hill! He was training for some event in the Alps where you have to run or paraglide as far as possible in a certain amount of time. I'd be at home reading theory books
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Apr 2009
3:47pm, 14 Apr 2009
6,406 posts
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controversial
doh I is well muppet .... para glider ... no engine
* slaps himslef in the face *
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