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Why is he kicking his feet? LOLOLOL.

Awesome video mate and congratulations! Did you run at all on the way up to pen y fan on first ascent? I did it with a different company this summer, loved it but got my tactics totally wrong! Jacob’s ladder blind summit still haunts me!

Try the First in Events P company Brecon event in October. I compete in the fan dance Gemini with TSFE, but I am going to try these guys next as it's a different route up to the Fan from Cwm Gwdi .👍 I have tabbed a couple of times around Stratford 😀 .

I don't remember it as a Test March, more of an Education, every day's a school day😊

I don’t know what the forests are like in the UK, I imagine there are some that are pretty remote and dangerous, but I find people really underestimate the expanses of wilds that we are fortunate to still have in the Western Hemisphere. My aid kit is generally in three pieces for long treks, but all contain the same things (or rather are complete) I have a small/medium that is accessible to me without taking a pack off (this will include small sunscreen and bug sprays, wipes, minor wounds, stings, meds, and the basics you’d keep in your car for a day trip, the second is almost the same as the first but is deep in my pack and just right where yours is with the cookware, the third have some minor boo boo stuff, but is always bright orange or red and is in a separate waterproof pouch with a carabiner or quick release with a 6ft string tied to it. This way, if someone finds me injured they hopefully see oh his aid kit is right here and aren’t digging around getting thrown off by pots and pans while I’m bleeding out or having severe anaphylaxis or something. The other thing is is I were to find another person in severe distress, with all that adrenaline I can take off my bag, set it down, pull it off I have 6 feet to work with before I gotta cut a string but everything is labeled with the expectation that somebody who isn’t me and doesn’t know what is in there can find everything… this helps when you’re shaking and terrified to work on someone else but god forbid you’re not just their best option, you’re the only option. I NEVER ever ever ever touch the red aid kit unless I absolutely have to, and if I have need to open it to get an item… I now know I need to buy 3. For the other two kits.

I was in my fifties when I did my first FD. My older son did it with me but he left me well behind. He completed it about 40 minutes before I did. That made me determined to improve my time and over the next year or so it became easier (but never easy) and I was eventually able to match his time. I came to love endurance mountain running but it all came to a screeching halt 10 years ago when I was hit by a car while crossing a road in my home village. Wrecked my right knee, dislocated my left shoulder and fractured my left clavicle. Now, I don't think I could make it from Storey Arms to the top of Pen Y Fan even at a gentle walking pace. I miss my trail running every damned day.😢

In the past I have done the FD several times in well under 4 hours each time. Though I have to say I had been into endurance hill running for years and I was very fit. Living only 20 miles away, on average I spent two weekends a month running the BBNP mountain trails for well over a decade and I always travelled light carrying only water, sandwiches, a small first aid pack and 2 mobile phones, each with a different service provider. I would also run 10 miles three times a week on the countryside trails around the village where I live. Added to that, I started each FD completely fresh and rested. I don't think I could ever have "qualified" for SAS training if I had been one of those squaddies who had been through the demanding beat up they have to endure in the days before the FD and I have nothing but admiration for those lads who attempt that fitness test, whether they pass or fail.

Absolutely mate, well said! 👍

Well done mate, great effort! 👍

Great video mate .congrats

Can I get a translation, I don't speak this kind of English.

Nice sandwich 🥪 😂

Great job Lloyd. I'm 60 years old and can ruck 12 miles carrying 50 pounds in just over 3 hours. I need to pick up the pace a little bit.

Hello mate ,you doing the fan dance , in next couple weeks , second time for me , proper training ,hope to beat my time , iam 58 ,carring 35 lbs , hope to get 4 40 or better , had a really bad cramp , 20 mins to end good luck with everything you do

Ah Lloyd, I've only just seen this! You guys did awesome! Hope to see you both again soon. Jo x

Its amazing these people invented the language of English, yet none of them effin speak it! 😁

The test you have just done is actually the Specialist Firearms Officer treadmill test, an alternative to the bleep test which they run to level 10.5. The treadmill test IS run at 10.4kmph but the gradient is as follows: 0-2 mins 0% 2-4 mins 2% 4-6 mins 4% 6-8 mins 5% 8-10 mins 8%. I'm reasonably fit, I ran this today. It isn't especially hard but like all fitness you have to work at it and I very much doubt the vast majority of people of average fitness would pass it first time if asked to do it this very minute....for you to finish this without breaking a sweat and talking easily shows you to be very fit but perhaps do another video from the start of the 10 minutes to the end, with the gradient showing at each stage. But i agree level 5.4 on the bleep test is too low.

This is madness. Respect 👊

Thanks mate great vid keep up the good work

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Quality mate , done fan dance , June,23 , I think you done the winter 1 20 missed , ya ,,, but top respect love your mortervational rants ,, see ya at the summer June 2024

Can you show how to get the medium bag with bivvy in the bag as can’t do it for anything thanks

I dont need a 10kg vest. Ive got a belly 😂😂

Keep up the good work pal. Very inspiring ❤

Well done to you both! What shoes did you both wear?

Well dones to both of you!

Great vid pal see you on the next one

Chwarae teg, well done , didnt realise Phil promotes this event ,

Great video, thanks! This has really pumped me up for this weekend!

Keep posting. Inspirational. Thanks.

What brand is your jacket 🧥?

Mate I want to have a go at fan dance because of you. Keep it up pal.

That's a really good time! I did the summer one just gone in 4.34 and g=felt could have gone quicker as we were guilty a bit of strolling off the first Pen y Fan summit and then stopped too long at half way, not least because I needed to treat a blister. Anyway qq: i'm doing the winter event this year and your time would be a great target... did you fast hike all the way or did you run any of it? cheers

This review is excellent. Thanks. Every success with your channel.

Tremendous. Congratulations.

This is an excellent video. Great advice. Every success to you.

Sorry motivational.

I find all of you videos highly motivated.

Give it up lol join girls brigade lol

Thx for the inspiration my friend 👏🏼👊🏼🤙🏼

Top effort man 👏. I'm doing the fan in January and I'm currently running 8-10 miles twice a week and tabbing once a week. How much of the route did you run/shuffle?

Respect to you and to everyone else.

Well done and congratulations to both of you!

Nice work son

Brilliant effort, well done. Back in Summer 90/ Winter 91 I did the 21 SAS version...which is actually longer....you go over the Fan three times. Failed the summer , passed the winter...alot easier for me. The Summer one in 90 was really hot.

Are you familiar with Force Fit? Another British company producing rucking gear. I have their rucksack and it's a great piece of kit. The weighted vest looks very similar to yours, but they also do a nice looking plate carrier - it has such a low profile it looks like it could be worn under a jacket.

Well done mate I did this twice in winter and it’s a tough old event. Always seems to be pissing it down and 50 mph winds 😂

'Promo sm' 🏃

Superb effort 👊

Try some heavy squats, way more effective at improving your running than that