Man vs Horse - Help
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Jan 2017
6:37pm, 19 Jan 2017
First-time poster!!
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Tat26.2
Hi all, Anyone got any advice on training for this event. Looked online and there is nothing. 22 miles of hills, rivers, forest etc. 5 marathons down but never run anything like this before. |
Jan 2017
6:41pm, 19 Jan 2017
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♪♫ Synge ♪♫
Off-road shoes and stay out of the way of the horses!
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Jan 2017
6:44pm, 19 Jan 2017
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RunningInCircles
Enjoy it? Looked fun on some footage I saw of it 
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Jan 2017
6:46pm, 19 Jan 2017
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♪♫ Synge ♪♫
Agree - you should assume that the horses are going to overtake you at some point and just enjoy the whole experience. As for training, plenty of long cross-country runs?
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Jan 2017
7:53pm, 19 Jan 2017
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Special*K
By all accounts it's like training for a hilly off road marathon if you want to do the whole thing. I've only done it as a relay (but have done all 3 parts) and it's a super event. Expect horses, hills, mud, river crossings and sandwiches made by the local ladies group at the finish
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Jan 2017
8:05pm, 19 Jan 2017
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Cyclops
Welcome to Fetch, Tat26.2! I have no useful advice apart from keep out of the way of the horses...
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Jan 2017
10:30pm, 19 Jan 2017
2 posts
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Tat26.2
Thanks for all the comments guys. Will keep you all posted on how it goes.
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Jan 2017
10:33pm, 19 Jan 2017
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D2
we will look forward to hearing all about it.
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Jan 2017
7:24am, 23 Jan 2017
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Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
Welcome to Fetch Tat Question for Special*K , I may be doing the relay with 2 friends, I don't fancy the last section, can you tell me your order of preference of sections and why? |
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Jun 2023
3:42pm, 22 Jun 2023
50,158 posts
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♪♫ Synge ♪♫
Just spotted this while looking for TMS. I haven't listed to it, but it may be of interest ... bbc.co.uk |
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