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Lots and lots of hills. If you can keep a good pace going up and down hills, you will keep an even better pace when you get to flatter ground. You also want to throw in a few long distance marches each week so that your legs get used to it (6 hours or more). That way when you do a 20km march it will seem like nothing. When you reach a point where you think you have it down pat, start adding more weight to your pack.
Also, when you practice the your timed marches, find someone who can keep pace with you and get them to walk with no weight in their pack so you have to battle to keep up with them.
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