If you're planning on participating in a multi-stage race, it's likely to have a distance of 230-250km and go for 5-6 days. You'll be completing the equivalent of a marathon each day, and one day is likely to have the double distance of approximately 80km (50 miles). That's a very long time
If there is one tool that has made all the difference to me, in fact the only reason that I was able to get into this sport, then it's my trusty 10kg sack of rice. Actually, I own a 5kg sack of rice and a 10kg sack of rice. I had a history of knee pain that would
Technically speaking, anything beyond the distance of a regular marathon (42.2km / 26.2 miles) is considered an ultra. The most common ultra distances are 50km, 100km and 100 miles. One of the main surprises for me, however, was that while most ordinary marathons are run on roads, almost no ultras are. There are some exceptions such as 24 hour
This post is about my most recent discovery. Unfortunately, all those podcasts about cumulative stress are correct. It's not just the physical stress that counts but also mental stress and lack of sleep . Once you've optimized your training plan, managed to ramp your weekly miles up to the desired distance thanks to the 10% incremental weekly
Preparing for my first race, the Racing The Planet race in Georgia in 2021, I spent many nights hiking with a weighted rucksack (mix of bottles of water and bags of rice) while listening to audio books and podcasts. One advice I came across more than once was that it is important to know why you are doing a race.