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Ten Tors Training (January 2011)
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On Sunday 23rd January, 10 students from the Ten Tors Team along with Major Reid sacrificed our customary Sunday lie-in to get up at 0800hrs to go trail walking in preparation for our encounter on Dartmoor. To the human eye Dartmoor may look amazing, but to the 400 or so competing teams who make the treacherous 45 mile journey through all weathers to compete in one of the largest Cadet competitions in the country, training is key.
Being our first training session we were all raring to go, albeit a little wary of what physical challenges lay ahead. As a few members of our group were nursing injuries we started the training on a fast walk which still managed to show that our fitness training whilst at Welbeck has prepared us for the challenge we have undertaken.
We started the day walking to some of the local monuments within Bradgate Park, including the War Memorial which stands on one of the hills within the park as well as Lady Jane Grey’s birthplace. Lady Jane Grey is most famously known as the ‘nine day Queen’ as she reigned for just nine days prior to her execution on 19th July 1553 aged just 16 for treason, as she was not seen as the true heir to the throne.
From Lady Jane Grey’s birthplace we then headed across the park to challenge both our physical and navigational capabilities which proved to be more than up to the challenge as we arrived at the planned reservoir in no time at all. From there we headed on to walk around the park before stopping for a much needed coffee break (or in our case hot chocolate) and lunch whilst looking out onto the route we were about to take.
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After this brief stop we were raring to go again straight into the off-road part of the day where we walked as the crow flies to get a feel for how it will be when we finally get onto Dartmoor in mid May, and as we commenced our final part of the journey we had a chance to reflect on our day’s experience.
Overall everyone had stayed positive for the entire day and it was a great feeling to be able to go out with smiles on our faces and interact with the local community. It was a great team building exercise that I thoroughly enjoyed, and I’m sure I speak for the team in thanking Major Reid for giving up his free time to take us out and help us to prepare for the challenges yet to come.
We would also like to thank Ma’am Pervin and Colour Sergeant Kelly for giving up their free time to go down to Dartmoor for a pre-event briefing, as without them the Welbeck Ten Tors Team could not compete.
Adam Brown, Trenchard 10E
