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paras 10
paras 10
I know its abit early but is anyone doing the para 10 miler in sept? am looking to join the paras once ive finished uni (roughly a year left) so thought it'd be good practice and also a chance to raise money for charity.
I'll probably be doing it again this year. Bit of a way off though, hence perhaps not getting any replies. It's certainly a good way to test your fitness - I understand the route is the same at the 10 miler done on P-Company, but then you probably know that already! Of course, it is ever so slightly different as you won't be doing it squadded or carrying a 8 pound rifle (I hope!)... 
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kieran turner
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I am again this year.
IMO it's a worthwhile insight into the type of training the Paras do. By all means do the event but I'd suggest setting a goal(depending on fitness) and TRAINING towards it some months prior to the event.
This was the first insight into any form of tabbing/speed marching I ever had and I enjoyed training towards the event and learnt a hell of alot from it and from the training prior to it. It got me hooked if I'm honest
Simple things like admin. on boots, feet etc. How best to pack your bergan, how tight to wear your bergen, just little things like that.
It will definetley give you a valid insight into the terrain you'd be using whilst building upto P Coy, I'll be honest it was a shock when I got there.
I'd suggest lots of fartlek training and hill reps without a bergen to build up your CV fitness as I found going round the course to be very similar to an extreme form of fartlek training, you did struggle to keep a constant pace which was due to the type of terrain the march is conducted on. I was very ill prepared for this as most of my training had been conducted at a constant pace. But you live and learn.
I really urge you to do it, it is enjoyable but it isn't exactly the same as the 10 mile element of P Coy as you don't carry a rifle(which makes a hell of a difference) and you don't conduct it as a squad.
Also don't do it with 44lbs in your friggin bergen, not recommended. Note to self don't trust scales and use a newton meter to measure weight prior to event
IMO it's a worthwhile insight into the type of training the Paras do. By all means do the event but I'd suggest setting a goal(depending on fitness) and TRAINING towards it some months prior to the event.
This was the first insight into any form of tabbing/speed marching I ever had and I enjoyed training towards the event and learnt a hell of alot from it and from the training prior to it. It got me hooked if I'm honest
Simple things like admin. on boots, feet etc. How best to pack your bergan, how tight to wear your bergen, just little things like that.
It will definetley give you a valid insight into the terrain you'd be using whilst building upto P Coy, I'll be honest it was a shock when I got there.
I'd suggest lots of fartlek training and hill reps without a bergen to build up your CV fitness as I found going round the course to be very similar to an extreme form of fartlek training, you did struggle to keep a constant pace which was due to the type of terrain the march is conducted on. I was very ill prepared for this as most of my training had been conducted at a constant pace. But you live and learn.
I really urge you to do it, it is enjoyable but it isn't exactly the same as the 10 mile element of P Coy as you don't carry a rifle(which makes a hell of a difference) and you don't conduct it as a squad.
Also don't do it with 44lbs in your friggin bergen, not recommended. Note to self don't trust scales and use a newton meter to measure weight prior to event
