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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.

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.
The final day is full of happiness but also a deep saddness for the loss of the most magical experience.

Emmelia Potts
May 26, 202422 min read


The Mongol Derby Day 9: The Day of Dysentery
Day 9 of the Mongol Derby and this is where the mental and kit prep pre race really makes a difference.

Emmelia Potts
May 19, 202424 min read


The Mongol Derby Day 8: Gingers and Heat
The quickest horses in the world are saved for the end of the race. If you make it that far.

Emmelia Potts
May 12, 202440 min read


The Mongol Derby Day 7: A Fairly Drama-Free Day
Beyond exhausted and sore, but day 7 was not full of too much drama, just the usual expected with the Mongol Derby.

Emmelia Potts
Apr 28, 202427 min read


The Mongol Derby Day 6: Back In The Race
Day 6 and the field is beginning to thin out from injuries.

Emmelia Potts
Apr 21, 202434 min read


The Mongol Derby Day 5: Catching Up With The Pack.
The anticipated halfway point of the race and seeing familiar faces was a welcome sight after some lonely days.

Emmelia Potts
Apr 14, 202424 min read


The Mongol Derby day 4: The Day It All Went Wrong
Day 4 and here is where the realisation you have another 6 days of this hits. Tierdness and sores are no longer a fun talking topic.

Emmelia Potts
Apr 7, 202432 min read


The Mongol Derby Day 3: Three Very Different Horses.
Day 3 sees the realisation that these horses are semi-wild and the aching starts to creep in.

Emmelia Potts
Mar 31, 202432 min read


The Mongol Derby Day 2: Dog Chases, Alone in the Dunes and More Unusual Wees.
The Mongol Derby 2023 day 2, dog chases and scenic wees being the highlights.

Emmelia Potts
Mar 24, 202430 min read


The Mongol Derby Day 1: The Race Begins
What to expect on day one of the craziness that is the Mongol Derby.

Emmelia Potts
Mar 17, 202435 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, 202434 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


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
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