My friend has dared me to run a 50 miler in March. I don't really run now, but I would like to take the dare. Any recommendations on couch to ultra plans? Thanks!
My friend has dared me to run a 50 miler in March. I don't really run now, but I would like to take the dare. Any recommendations on couch to ultra plans? Thanks!
Grow a beard, buy 5-fingers, take a 1 hour walk every other day.
Plenty of time. Considering you have a friend who \"dared\" you and you are on letsrun, I doubt you ate really coming from \"the couch\".
You need need to start marathon training with more emphasis on long slow runs and do maybe two of these a week instead of once a week. You need to race a 50k in the build up to the 50 mile race day. After you recover from the 50k you need to do a 40 mile slow run and recover again the voila your in shape for the big fitty! Whoop!
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3 months building to 20-30 mile long runs as often as your body will allow. Some people do 20 mile runs 6 days a week at the elite ultra level. Try to do at least a back to back weekend 20\\20 or a marathon instead for \" speedwork \" if you can nut up 8 min pace or faster.
Spend a couple months training for a 50k, use a road marathon but tweak it for the terrain you will race on. Instead of intervals use time.
Spend a month just building mileage again or continuously. Go HAM. Hit that 100 mile week if you haven\'t yet. After your 40 mile run at no sweat take some weeks to sit on your ass and eat a lot and drink beer.
Now you\'re ready to fine tune for a week or two and go 50 miles or go home.
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Grow a beard, buy 5-fingers, take a 1 hour walk every other day.
Don't forget the personal training blog and Instagram fitspiration posts.
Run an hour a couple days per week. Sign up for race. Run a little. Walk a lot. Eat at the buffets every few miles. Chat with the other ultra runners. You'll be done in no time. (actually about 14 hours if it isn't that hilly)
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