I usually average about 45 to 55 mpw, and tips?
I usually average about 45 to 55 mpw, and tips?
A lot of ultra runners don't run more than 40 mpw. Start slow.
Don't think - do. Have you run a marathon before? Consider one as a supported training run. If not, try boosting mileage a bit.
jobisjob wrote:
Don't think - do. Have you run a marathon before? Consider one as a supported training run. If not, try boosting mileage a bit.
No I haven't run a marathon before. This 50k would more or less be the start of my base building for summer.
My buddy ran his first 50k with only a 16 mile long run.
He did marathons, but that was more than a decade ago
Most 100 mile guys only cover about 30 miles in training in one run. Heck, Tim Tollefson never went more than 32.8 miles before UTMB!! Same thing with Walmsley, King, etc... they never cover more than 30 miles in training.
Is there high risk for injury with having low long runs? Any taper needed?
If the 50k is on trails, then the risk for injury in that race is far below the risk for injury in a road 20 miler.
It depends on how much you're willing to bring come race day. Yeah, it'll suck towards the end, but you can always walk, right?
I mean, you can do it. It'll require a bit of work to get there. I'm all for a 50k, but I'd plan a marathon 3-4 weeks before as your big run before it.
VegetableSoup wrote:
If the 50k is on trails, then the risk for injury in that race is far below the risk for injury in a road 20 miler.
It depends on how much you're willing to bring come race day. Yeah, it'll suck towards the end, but you can always walk, right?
Yeah true, I'd have to check my ego for sure. I've never took a walk break in anything. Then again i need to be realistic about the race. It's all on trails.
don't do the 50k. I say this because you said it will help your base training, yet it will actually be a detriment to any of your near-future training goals.
It's not that you can't do it, I'm sure you could if you took it slow in the beginning. But you shouldn't. You'll be out of sorts for weeks afterwards and won't get back to your base training for a lot longer than you would expect.
just take it easy and learn to embrace the power hike and you'll be fine.
If it's a 50k trail race, you won't be running the whole time anyway. Ultras power hike a huge majority of their races.
I've run six marathons, that is 42K, with a long run of 25K approx, that must be 15 miles I guess. OK, I'm not freaking fast to say the least, but compared to my 5K my marathon time is solid.
sounds like a great way to get injured OP
sit and kick uncomfortably wrote:
sounds like a great way to get injured OP
That's what I'm concerned about lol. I would like to run one to say been there done that. I don't wanna ruin my fall season to say it though. This 50k is in April/May. They have a 16 mile loop which one loop is a trail race in itself. Two loops is the 50k, then they offer a 50 mile ultra which i have no current interest in that right now. I might just run the 16 miler to be safe and get a feel for the course and do the 50k the following year or later in the year if they offer it again. They have ultras on that course throughout the year.
What is the point of doing a race just to finish?
I ran a 50 mile race without running more than 16m in a training run. Never had run a marathon before either. Was averaging 50m a week training. Finished in 9:30:xx
Just increase the length of your long run. Also try "Three By Ten": run 3x10 miles in one day, with a few hours break in between to refuel, massage, nap, etc.. I did it last summer, and a month later ran a 50K no problem.
Also look into ketogenic eating, and/or intermittent fasting, to get your body burning fat. You will still take carbs during the race, but your endurance for going past two hours without bonking will improve greatly.
Ultradude wrote:
What is the point of doing a race just to finish?
Isn't that the universal answer for doing most races? Finishing times would be the difference.