please accept my apologies if this has already been covered numerous times. I'm new to the forum.
as the subject imlpies i'm looking for a training schedule to get round the UTMB in under 35 hours.
Cheers
Tom
please accept my apologies if this has already been covered numerous times. I'm new to the forum.
as the subject imlpies i'm looking for a training schedule to get round the UTMB in under 35 hours.
Cheers
Tom
Hi Tom,
There's already a wealth of useful information from MorganW on the UTMB 2011 thread. My own thoughts are regular long trail/fell runs at the weekends, the steeper the better, backed up by pushing the pace on the bike during the week to aid the quad-strengthening. A handful of longer ultras (50 - 100 miles) will get you accustomed to the time on your feet. Then it's down to good tapering, good fuelling on the event and reigning yourself back on the event. In 2009 I miscalculated the fuelling and the reigning-back and crashed out at Champex-Lac at 77 miles. I'm planning on doing better this year.
Nick.
Cheers for that i will have a look through that thread again. I'm planning on running the hardmoors 55 next month so that should give me a good idea of where i am fitness wise
T
I'm running that too, Tom. I'll see you there. It's one of the many events that will be good for building the endurance.
Will see you both there - Hardmoors and UTMB.
Nick - Mark had a theory that the Hardmoors paths might be similar in quality, hardness etc to the sort of thing out there on UTMB. E.g. If you think of the bits Osmotherley Phoenix covers of the Hardmoors 55 route. More of a hard-packed surface than the muddy grass paths of Dales or rockiness in Lakes. Anything in that? or is it just a bit of all sorts.
Certainly Hardmoors is very runnable compared to Fellsman, UTLD and the like and its not all down to the kinder hill profile.
Run lots, do lots of climbing, main thing is be prepared for a long day out.
I'll buck the trend and say avoid a big taper. get out there early and walk the route, get up high, work hard in the heat and altitude.
I did that in 2009 and got around in 29 hrs and felt great for 90 miles and even the last 15 was never in that much trouble.
Superb event.
I wouldn't get too caught up on the flat stuff either, lots of big rises and falls, 3000ers, Beddgel Bounds, anything like that. Terrain is great under foot but its all about walking up hill for hours and running down hill for an hour at a time.
Cheers lads some great advice. Looks like i'm going to get out for some long days in the lakes district!
T
Tom
Nick has suggested you have a look at the general UTMB thread where I have shared some of my experineces from last year.
I'm not much of a one for structure in my training so I'm not the best person to deliver a fully worked suggestion.
But you will get a flavour from my comments about last year's CCC.
My view is anything that applies to CCC training will suit UTMB also.
I trained a lot in the 3 Peaks area; wide trails, decent ascents and decents and reasonably similar underfoot.
Ladies and Gents
What is the opinion on the best shoes for this. I am doing the TDS this year and have done the CCC in trail shoes (montrail efforts) and UTMB in road shoes (asics) and didn't think much of either. I have a pair of roclite 313's which I ran the Long tour of Bradwell in and thought were quite good. Anyone got any good beta??
Thanks