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Hello

I have been persuaded to sign up for a commercial event involving 2 days of trail running over mountainous/forest terrain, covering about 100km in total. I’ve done this sort of event before but want to do more than make it (barely) alive to the finish line.

Can anyone point me to a suitable training plan? I can find 100km training plans but aimed at doing it in one go. This would be slightly different (easier?) and I was hoping for something more specific to follow.

Thanks.

In reply to norrisdan71:

Specific plans address specific needs and your question is about as vague as it can get!

To answer the questions usefully it might help to consider these:

How long until the event?

What's your current fitness level?

What's the gap between current fitness level and your aims for the event?

How much time do you have to train? What does a typical week look like?

What's your previous training volume?

What type of training has worked for you in the past?

What's your injury/ health history?

How much £ are you willing to spend?

What weaknesses do you have compared with the demands of the event?

If you're after really specific, a coach might be the best way forward.

In reply to norrisdan71: Unless you think you're going to make a miracle recovery during the night do the 100km plan

In reply to norrisdan71:

Don´t know if you´ve seen this, but looks maybe suitable as during the last few weeks you have two long runs on consecutive days at the end of each week, 40+15 building in 5km increments up to 40+30 two weeks before the event. You could modify it according to your fitness/needs.

https://www.ultrachallenge.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Ultra-Challenge-1...

In reply to norrisdan71:

I would suggest training for 100km.

Loads of easy running, building gradually to at least 9 hours per week for the peak 6 weeks of training.  If possible get plenty of time on terrain that is similar to the race route during those 6 weeks.

In reply to norrisdan71:

Unknown territory for me but back to back longer runs would be key surely. I’ve always been a bodger but would typically be wrecked the day after anything single day big. Getting used to running on jelly legs would help.

In reply to steveriley:

This. Frequent weekends in the hills should get you sorted, but this implies you have regular access. Just a few days in the Lakes improves our running when we get back amazingly, it's such a shame it's 4+ hours in the car. We have access to rolling hills at home, lots of forest, but no long ascents and that what makes the difference for us. 

Is the event one where there is overnight camping, but transported gear or something more simple? For the GL3D with a good nights sleep I am pretty good the next day on both the 2nd and 3rd days, but I am shattered if I have to go overnight - I am getting too long in the tooth for these things now. 

The training peaks plans by up hill athlete group have served me well in the past. I haven't used this one, but they do a multi-way plan https://uphillathlete.com/training-plans/wonderland-trail-rainier-ultra-run... that might give you some ideas.

HTH

In reply to norrisdan71:

I really enjoyed the training plan I bought off Ben Parkes for a fifty mile ultra; I ran/walked the Ayr Wyddfa last year after it and finished not just by the skin of my teeth.