Hi, Just wondering if anyone has advice on how to programme for this progression this year. Want to run 40 miles in my 40th year. I have a good running base from triathlon, and some standalone running events over the past 5 or more years. Mainly wondering when to put in the longer runs for the …

just fyi, I find this quite helpful for anyone who is about to embark the ultra journey. Solid advice from one of the legends of the sport. It’s all about not getting injured. Intriguingly, in the months leading up to Comrades, runners want to assess their fitness over longer distances and often e…

It depends on how much running you do. If you typically run 50 mile weeks then you’ll have no problem. Any ultra race is exponentially more “difficult” than a marathon, but you get a lot more time to do it and run/walk/run is an integral part of the process so it’s considerably lower intensity tha…

I’m also looking at doing my 1st Ultra next season, for me my A races will be: February - Northumberland Ultra August - Ironman Vichy For the ultra, my focus is: Run 5 days / week Run 6 times / week Long run is time focused - not distance focused - increasing 15mins per week (starting at 90min…

[image] novemberdelta: ing events over the past 5 or more years. Mainly wondering when to put in the longer runs for the ultra. Looking for a decent performance in the half and full, but happy with a slow ultra - that’s just a completion challenge. How long after marathon would you recommend ul…

I did birthday miles in 2016. I did 37. My goal was to have fun and to finish. A friend of mine did it with me. At that time i was training for marathons and i had just finished Boston (in a very disappointing for me 3.12) just 6 weeks before. So i had a decent base…we ran but we would take break…

I would probably do it as a long training run… Give yourself enough time for recovery… An easy 40 mile run will probably take you out for a.week… it will not be the effort, but the time on the legs… So plan on taking a solid week of easy training

If you can do a marathon, you can manage a 40 mile ultra no problem. The trick is to change your mindset, run nice and slow, walk long uphills, and eat constantly. As for the timing, I think it could actually be good to do between the half and full as more base training for the full marathon. Then …

I ran my first ultra (52 miles) Jan 2021. I had a huge running base though. I increased my miles from 60+ to averaging 95+ for 6 weeks and hitting over 100 a few weeks in a row. I was running 7 days per week to hit that. I think the way you have the races laid out is correct. Maybe sneak in a 1…

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I can run the ultra any time in the year - any advice whether to do the ultra, then the mararthon a couple of months later, or the other way around?

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