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Ultra training for beginners

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Shred Betty Jan 2014 12:02pm, 27 Jan 2014 378 posts	Quote Pin Shred Betty Thanks for the tips both - will keep an eye out for the ladies UD vest GeeeM!
Binks Jan 2014 12:07pm, 27 Jan 2014 6,197 posts	Quote Pin Binks A friend of mine has set up a "social ultra" group for people wanting to do social long training runs. facebook.com if anyone fancies doing the London Marathon backwards starting at 4am on the day of the event then sign up
Northern Exile Jan 2014 12:32pm, 27 Jan 2014 2,911 posts	Quote Pin Northern Exile The "crinkly fabric" is (apparently) what they use to make yacht sails. And UD vests too, obv.
K5 Gus Jan 2014 9:06pm, 27 Jan 2014 434 posts	Quote Pin K5 Gus I'd better start reading this from page 1 - just entered my first ultra, The Speyside Way ( 36.5 miles ) in August, yikes !!
FenlandRunner Jan 2014 9:08pm, 27 Jan 2014 404 posts	Quote Pin FenlandRunner See you there K5 Gus After a wonderful week in that area last year, couldn't resist entering the Speyside Way Ultra
DerbyTup Jan 2014 9:20pm, 27 Jan 2014 9,195 posts	Quote Pin DerbyTup Speyside Ultra sounds ace. 36.5 mile is a nice distance to train for, for a beginner (drifting dangerously close to on topic :-O)
Hills of Death (HOD) Jan 2014 9:58pm, 27 Jan 2014 29,362 posts	Quote Pin Hills of Death (HOD) Great thread this I'm doing my first ultra in April I'd built up to marathon first week in Jan was ment to do tanner 30 but downgraded to 20 following week. Doing doubles now till mid march started off 10/15 last week, 12/inj this week (back) was going to be 16. So will do that this week till I'm doing 20/20s for a few weeks. Am I on right track rest of week is like 6/7 x 2 with a bit of speed variance
DerbyTup Jan 2014 10:13pm, 27 Jan 2014 9,199 posts	Quote Pin DerbyTup Your plan sounds good Hills. Don't worry if you fancy say one weekend per month doing something different, be it a race or a degree of rest. Weekly doubles can become a chore after a while
DerbyTup Jan 2014 10:13pm, 27 Jan 2014 9,200 posts	Quote Pin DerbyTup Your plan sounds good Hills. Don't worry if you fancy say one weekend per month doing something different, be it a race or a degree of rest. Weekly doubles can become a chore after a while
GeeeM Jan 2014 8:29am, 28 Jan 2014 709 posts	Quote Pin GeeeM HOD - maybe think about doing a single "long run" instead of a double every few weeks? See if there's an event marathon - 50k distance, preferably with similar terrain to your ultra Run it as a "dress rehearsal" so you get used to your kit, aid station discipline, (i.e. get in/out quickly) - and run it easy, leave your ego at the door and enjoy the day! I like to do trail marathons as training runs, you can find cheap LDWA events which are a great day out