I prescribe distances, and will give you a general outline of what you should do during those distances. The beginner 100K training plan is very basic, and frankly, pretty similar to the 50 mile plan. In addition to beginning your training cycle with a solid running base, aspiring 100K ultra runners should feel comfortable running long runs over 20 miles, and should be regularly running 35-40 mile weeks while remaining injury free. Having that physical experience and a solid running base will give you the best chances for success in both completing your race and making it through your training cycle injury free. So that said, I personally recommend aspiring ultrarunners have a few years of shorter distance endurance running/ regular training experience before deciding to tackle a 100K. In short: I don’t want to see anyone get hurt because they were woefully unprepared to hop into ultra distances. Do I think just anyone should run an ultra? Well…not necessarily. Do I think anyone can, in theory, run an ultra? Yes. If you’re familiar with my blog and other training guide posts, you’ll know I don’t sugar coat this topic. It’s for those very reasons that I think the 100K is such a rewarding distance – it’s long, it’s tough, but it’s not 100 miles. I’m pretty sure I laughed out loud at that realization, and at how impossible running another 50K+ felt at the time. On the other hand, it occurred to me that I’d have to run 38 more miles to reach a 100 mile finish line. On one hand, I couldn’t believe that my body had just run 62 miles! It was the furthest I had ever run at once, by over 10 miles, and I was incredibly proud of myself. The first time I finished a 100K ultramarathon, I had two very polarizing thoughts. Together, my husband and I run Hart Strength & Endurance Coaching, where we’ve helped countless runners cross finish lines from 5K to 100+ miles. I’m an ACSM certified exercise physiologist, full time running coach specializing in ultramarathon distance clients, and an ultra runner myself. If you’re new here: hi, I’m Heather Hart.
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