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Are there many hills?

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Are there many hills on the three miler.

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Rucks!!!

And the odd herd of cows!

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Nope, the lanes around woodbury are quite flat and the 3 miler is basically just one road that is flat with a slight incline at one point.

Can I take a massive guess and say that maybe because you posted this question you're worried about running up hills? If so start training for it now mate as hills are a PTI's best friend

You will dramatically increase your overall CV and running fitness by adding some incline work and hill sprints into your runs. Train hard, fight easy apparently

Nothing like hill sprints to make you want to throw up a lung :D
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Darren82 wrote:Nope, the lanes around woodbury are quite flat and the 3 miler is basically just one road that is flat with a slight incline at one point.

Can I take a massive guess and say that maybe because you posted this question you're worried about running up hills? If so start training for it now mate as hills are a PTI's best friend

You will dramatically increase your overall CV and running fitness by adding some incline work and hill sprints into your runs. Train hard, fight easy apparently

Nothing like hill sprints to make you want to throw up a lung :D
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I'm right about the herd of cows mind. During my 9 miler I managed to run into about 50 odd coming the otherway. Cow pats all over the road and all over me boots and puttees.

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Sorry I was feeling overly charitable. Rest assured I'll be doing a few extra of your beloved press ups as punishment :D
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You run up a gradient for about 400m on the way back to camp.
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The 3 miler isn't anything to worry about.. I thought there was a really big hill, but once you're on it it's fine. Just keep going as fast as you can.. it's only 19-22 mins of pain, to earn so much.
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Cheers

I have been training on a hill anyway, was just a quick question I just want to be fully prepared because my AFCO said if you fail you have to wait sometimes up to six months, and I don't want that at all.
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You'll be right mate just dont flap. you'll smash it on the day.
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Just one of the advantages of living in Cornwall! You want to go for a run .... You HAVE run up hill! :lol:

Actually .... Its probably the ONLY advantage of living in Cornwall :(
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TomClarke wrote:Are there many hills on the three miler.

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I always remember Killer Hill on Woodbury. During our nine mile speedmarch there was a civvy coming down the hill on a bike, just as we were running up it. He unfortunately lost control of his contraption and ran clean into one of my oppos. My oppo bent forward to protect himself and the cyclist more or less pole vaulted into a field off the back of my oppos slung weapon. :o

Thankfully my oppo still completed the test within time and with the rest of the troop. :D 8)

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TomClarke wrote:Are there many hills on the three miler.

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Some of these posts are slightly misleading. Almost half the course is uphill, unfortunaltey its the part you start. Don't make the mistake i always used to do on BFT's and blast off on the first section trying to catch up with the fastest lads cos you will suffer on the much easier downhill half back to camp. The gradient isn't particularly steep, it does however go on enough to hurt.
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Oh come on its hardly a hill, its a slight incline! Nothing to worry about. My nerves were the thing holding me back!
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LOL where do you live London? I live in Wales, its a hill.

I agree on the nerves though.
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