The Duncan Ridge 50K is now history and the Lookout Mountain 50 miler is a short 4 weeks away. This training plan is short since the race is coming up so soon. I have one recovery week from the 50K, a hard week, a moderate week and then a taper. If I make it out of Lookout Mountain alive and haven’t sworn off of ultrarunning, I plan to proceed with training for a mid-February 50M/100K and late-March 100 miler.
If you are interested in my prior training, you can check out the training I did for the Duncan Ridge 50K here. I trained specifically for that race for 17 weeks. Prior to the start of that training, I completed 13 weeks of general marathon training to build up higher weekly mileage base. Prior to marathon training, I was in a “half-marathon ready” state but usually ran no more than 20 miles per week (fan of FIRST style training).
Even though it took me a long time to complete my 50K, I felt great for 90% of the race and considering the difficulty of the race I chose that is a real feat. I felt more than adequately prepared and I’m extremely glad that I chose to go the coaching route. I never would have done quite the same types of workouts on my own. I’m just not a super fast runner or mountain hiker and the Coosa Backcountry and the DRT are two mean trails. However, I look forward to getting stronger and growing into this sport. I have time. I’m still a newbie trail runner!
Week 1: 11/21-11/27
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Week 2: 11/28-12/04
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Week 3: 12/05-12/11
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Week 3: 12/12-12/18
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| W | 2 Miles Easy (Run @ Goal Pace) |
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| S | Lookout Mountain 50M! |
| S | 3-5 Mile Recovery Walk/Jog |
Love the details on your training plan. In a couple of years (current knee and hip pain depending) I hope to be joining you on ultras. Until then – it’s the 10K at Lookout for me!
Thanks! I definitely like to see how others train for this kind of thing because the information out there is generally sketchy. I feel like it is only right to detail my experience.