the older one gets, the more there needs to be a relative closeness between the distance of long training runs and race distances. A 24yr old punk who watches matt choi videos may try and succeed at a marathon on just regularly doing 8 mile long runs, but a mid 30s person should be doing 15 miles, a mid 40s or mid 50s runner should be doing long runs in excess of 16-18 miles to successfully accomplish a marathon with no problem.
Training for a specific event - try and mimic race conditions during your training. (Elevation/vert, high altitude, humidity, cold/hot weather, road, trail, technical, etc.)
Similar to road marathons, when you go to trail races you will have elite athletes, talented amateurs, and then everyone else. In my case I'm what would be considered an average member of 'everyone else'. I run races completely for fun. I've had good races, bad races, and I've DNF'd. I have run road and trail races in every distance from 5K to 100 miles. When im running I pretend I am a tough guy like Goggins. I just love this sport.
Great advice! I’m just starting a new training block while recovering from an avulsion fracture, preparing for a 75km race in March. I wish I’d known a lot of these tips sooner-especially understanding the difference between discomfort pain and injury pain. The one piece of advice I now swear by is: run slooooow if you want to run far!
You do not need to be young and fit. Insane helps a lot though. Also, last in an ultra... you still ran an ultra. More than 99.99% of the population will EVER do. Don't worry about how you compare to the others. Being there and trying (even DNF) is still an incredible achievement. Being nuts really helps though 🤪😁
What about you, what have you learned along the way which you wished you had known all along?!
the older one gets, the more there needs to be a relative closeness between the distance of long training runs and race distances. A 24yr old punk who watches matt choi videos may try and succeed at a marathon on just regularly doing 8 mile long runs, but a mid 30s person should be doing 15 miles, a mid 40s or mid 50s runner should be doing long runs in excess of 16-18 miles to successfully accomplish a marathon with no problem.
My first lesson was that a race isn’t over even if you throw up😂 you can actually keep going
thanks bro. currently training for my first every marathon in a couple months
Training for a specific event - try and mimic race conditions during your training. (Elevation/vert, high altitude, humidity, cold/hot weather, road, trail, technical, etc.)
Pro tip always do training Kilometers instead of training miles bc theyre not as far
Similar to road marathons, when you go to trail races you will have elite athletes, talented amateurs, and then everyone else.
In my case I'm what would be considered an average member of 'everyone else'. I run races completely for fun. I've had good races, bad races, and I've DNF'd.
I have run road and trail races in every distance from 5K to 100 miles. When im running I pretend I am a tough guy like Goggins. I just love this sport.
Great advice! I’m just starting a new training block while recovering from an avulsion fracture, preparing for a 75km race in March. I wish I’d known a lot of these tips sooner-especially understanding the difference between discomfort pain and injury pain. The one piece of advice I now swear by is: run slooooow if you want to run far!
Thanks!
You do not need to be young and fit.
Insane helps a lot though.
Also, last in an ultra... you still ran an ultra. More than 99.99% of the population will EVER do. Don't worry about how you compare to the others. Being there and trying (even DNF) is still an incredible achievement.
Being nuts really helps though 🤪😁
Je fais ma plus longue course en février et je suis très nerveux. Tous vos conseils sont appréciés
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So does that make me number 2?
Poop joke are never not funny!