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Tips For Popping Your Mongol Derby Cherry
Here are some nuggets of information that may prove useful for people giving the Mongol Derby a crack for the first time. All personal...
Emmelia Potts
Jun 7, 202428 min read
The Mongol Derby: Aftercare Considerations
The Mongol Derby requires a plethora of considerations for when you have finished the race. Here are a few ideas.
Emmelia Potts
Jun 2, 20248 min read
The Mongol Derby Day 10: A Sad Yet Triumphant Day.
All Photographs by Kathy Gabrielle, Shari Thompson and Bayarsaihan Ochiroo The last related blog post from day 9 of the Mongol Derby can...
Emmelia Potts
May 26, 202421 min read
The Mongol Derby Day 9: The Day of Dysentery
Day 9 of the Mongol Derby 2023 as experienced by EPO. Stories, tips and tricks.
Emmelia Potts
May 19, 202423 min read
The Mongol Derby Day 8: Gingers and Heat
All Photographs by Kathy Gabrielle, Shari Thompson and Bayarsaihan Ochiroo The last related blog post from day 7 of the Mongol Derby can...
Emmelia Potts
May 12, 202440 min read
The Mongol Derby Day 7: A Fairly Drama-Free Day
All Photographs by Kathy Gabrielle, Shari Thompson and Bayarsaihan Ochiroo The last related blog post from day 6 of the Mongol Derby can...
Emmelia Potts
Apr 28, 202427 min read
The Mongol Derby Day 6: Back In The Race
The Mongol Derby 2023 day 6 stories, tips and tricks from rider EPO
Emmelia Potts
Apr 21, 202434 min read
The Mongol Derby Day 5: Catching Up With The Pack.
All Photographs by Kathy Gabrielle, Shari Thompson and Bayarsaihan Ochiroo The last related blog post from day 4 of the Mongol Derby can...
Emmelia Potts
Apr 14, 202423 min read
The Mongol Derby day 4: The Day It All Went Wrong
The Mongol Derby Day 4, experiences, tip and tricks from rider EPO in 2023
Emmelia Potts
Apr 7, 202432 min read
The Mongol Derby Day 3: Three Very Different Horses.
The Mongol Derby 2023 day 3 as experienced by rider EPO. Stories, tips and tricks.
Emmelia Potts
Mar 31, 202431 min read
The Mongol Derby Day 2: Dog Chases, Alone in the Dunes and More Unusual Wees.
The Mongol Derby 2023 day 2, stories by rider EPO
Emmelia Potts
Mar 24, 202429 min read
The Mongol Derby Day 1: The Race Begins
The Mongol Derby day 1, 2023 from rider EPO.
Emmelia Potts
Mar 17, 202433 min read
The Mongol Derby Training on the Steppe.
All the details on the training days on the steppe before the Mongol Derby 2023
Emmelia Potts
Mar 10, 202433 min read
Popping the Horse Riding Endurance Cherry
What happens when you have never ridden further than 15k in one go and sign up for a 40k race on a horse you have never ridden? Thrills,...
Emmelia Potts
Jul 26, 202314 min read
18 steps on how to stay motivated.
So, you have decided to enter the Mongol Derby or another event that will take time, dedication and priority. You have done the research...
Emmelia Potts
May 16, 202312 min read
How not to train for the Mongol Derby.
A few notes and tips from my training in 2022 and early 2023 (or lack thereof) for racing across 1000km of Mongolian landscape. If you...
Emmelia Potts
Mar 19, 202310 min read
Falling. The good the bad and the ugly.
Falling is inevitable, but when is it a good thing, when is it bad and when does it grow into full-on ugly? Risk: Horses are...
Emmelia Potts
Feb 7, 20239 min read
What in the world is the Mongol Derby?
You have heard me bleat on enough about it, but what on earth is the latest venture? Here is all the low down on the world's hardest,...
Emmelia Potts
Jan 29, 202312 min read
The Real Price Of An Iron Man
So you have decided you want to take on an Iron Man. You have seen the price of the entry fee is £300-450 and you think it is expensive...
Emmelia Potts
Aug 18, 20224 min read
36 tips for popping your Iron Man Cherry
A year ago I signed up for a challenge that I was unsure I would complete. A year ago I could not swim front crawl A year ago I was...
Emmelia Potts
Aug 8, 201820 min read
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