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Man vs Horse - Help

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Tat26.2 Jan 2017 6:37pm, 19 Jan 2017 First-time poster!!	0 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.
♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Jan 2017 6:41pm, 19 Jan 2017 11,036 posts	0 ♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Off-road shoes and stay out of the way of the horses!
RunningInCircles Jan 2017 6:44pm, 19 Jan 2017 1,591 posts	0 RunningInCircles Enjoy it? Looked fun on some footage I saw of it
♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Jan 2017 6:46pm, 19 Jan 2017 11,037 posts	0 ♪♫ 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?
Special*K Jan 2017 7:53pm, 19 Jan 2017 139 posts	0 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
Cyclops Jan 2017 8:05pm, 19 Jan 2017 2,775 posts	0 Cyclops Welcome to Fetch, Tat26.2! I have no useful advice apart from keep out of the way of the horses...
Tat26.2 Jan 2017 10:30pm, 19 Jan 2017 2 posts	0 Tat26.2 Thanks for all the comments guys. Will keep you all posted on how it goes.
D2 Jan 2017 10:33pm, 19 Jan 2017 9,273 posts	0 D2 we will look forward to hearing all about it.
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Jan 2017 7:24am, 23 Jan 2017 25,038 posts	0 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?
♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Jun 2023 3:42pm, 22 Jun 2023 50,158 posts	0 ♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Just spotted this while looking for TMS. I haven't listed to it, but it may be of interest ... bbc.co.uk