Instead, I’ve turned to an expert in the shape of Damian Hall for some tips. So what you won’t find in this article is a training plan. So, train, learn and listen to what your body is telling you… you are your best coach. Only you know how much sleep you need, how long it takes you to recover from long runs, how much you can cross train and how you can handle back to back runs. Only you know how much mileage you can tolerate before you break down. Sure, you can employ a coach or follow a training plan, but no-one knows your body as well as you do. Whilst you need to understand the nuances of your race, you also need to know your body, how you respond and recover from training and what you will need to get through training and get to the finish line.Ĭombining an understanding of the challenges of the race and what YOU need to do to get there is the key.īecoming an expert in YOUR body is one of the most important aspects of becoming an ultra runner. The only way to prepare for an ultra is to choose an event, research and understand the characteristics of it (distance, terrain, weather, temperature, route stages etc) and prepare accordingly. Races can take anything from 5 hours through to 24 hours or longer.
Distances can be anything from 50km to 200km (and more), and terrains vary from relatively flat roads through to alpine adventures at altitude. Whilst technically an ultra distance run is anything over 26.2 miles, that’s the only thing they have in common. When you’re training for an ultra distance run you need to become your own coach. There are so many variables involved that it’s impossible to come up with a ‘one size fits all’ plan. There are very few ‘ultra marathon training plans for beginners’ around for ultramarathon runners and there’s a reason for that.
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