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Ultra training for beginners

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flip Feb 2014 3:04pm, 3 Feb 2014 5,820 posts	Quote Pin flip Yeah i know i'm taking a chance Bogman. I broke my foot four time in 2.5 years and i think the original injury came from footy but playing has other life/social weight loss reasons as well. I will of course stop it before my big three races and probably before two others as heck i feel it in legs. That's old age for you !! What i was getting at a bit was , would it be better to run instead? it would raise my totals by 40-50 miles a month but would it raise my game. I'm not sure it would.
monsenb1 Feb 2014 3:08pm, 3 Feb 2014 1,203 posts	Quote Pin monsenb1 took my garmin onto a 7 a side footie pitch..obviously not very accurate, by only pausing it while I was in nets, i managed 3 miles in about 50 mins..called it a fartlek session..
flip Feb 2014 3:16pm, 3 Feb 2014 5,821 posts	Quote Pin flip Hello Monsenb1 I did the same a few years back.The lowest was 1.5 and the highest 2.8 . I thought of pausing when my time in goal. The Friday game i know play in is i a much bigger than usual hall. Probably a third bigger and i definitely run a lot more so i may garmin it again if i can get a signal.
monsenb1 Feb 2014 3:23pm, 3 Feb 2014 1,204 posts	Quote Pin monsenb1 Hi flip..actually it was 2.9 for me, I ran around the pitch at the end after we finished, just to top it up to 3... did I tell ya..I doing an ultra..nah make that 2 only short ones though: 50km and 56km.. this thread makes interesting reading..
DerbyTup Feb 2014 3:30pm, 3 Feb 2014 9,285 posts	Quote Pin DerbyTup 50 and 56 k sound good starter distances. Best of luck
monsenb1 Feb 2014 4:36pm, 3 Feb 2014 1,206 posts	Quote Pin monsenb1 Thanks DerbyTup!
sarabop Feb 2014 7:35pm, 6 Feb 2014 2,560 posts	Quote Pin sarabop Hi all, any post ultra tips? Feeling a bit run down, also only one short run since a peddars and still v twingy thigh area (everything else fine) taking metatone and eating all the right stuff but feel flat as a pancake. Cheers for any input S
DerbyTup Feb 2014 7:38pm, 6 Feb 2014 9,311 posts	Quote Pin DerbyTup Take it easy. Treat yourself well. Run but have a bit of down-time. Maybe do some nice walks
FenlandRunner Feb 2014 7:47pm, 6 Feb 2014 535 posts	Quote Pin FenlandRunner sarabop, it is to be expected. Chill out and let the running (and mojo) come to you..... Far easier said than done, been there (more than once) and have several t-shirts.
The Bogman Feb 2014 9:56am, 7 Feb 2014 130 posts	Quote Pin The Bogman sarabop....if you havent yet done so, sign-up for another one to give you a bit of focus. that seems to work for me. Post-race blues are inevitable; the training and build-up to the event can be all-encompassing, then there is the buzz on the day itself and then suddenly it is done and there is just a void !