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Ultra training for beginners

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oumaumau Oct 2019 12:55pm, 23 Oct 2019 1,262 posts	Quote Pin oumaumau I found Relentless Forward Progress a little disappointing. Mostly it's a rehash/reorganisation of the information already presented on the the irunfar.com website : irunfar.com Appreciate some folks prefer a book, but the meat of the advice is available for free - and I'm a cheapskate...
Rosehip Oct 2019 2:02pm, 23 Oct 2019 13,990 posts	Quote Pin Rosehip there is also a popular first ultra plan on the Ultra ladies website - again free ultraladies.com
K5 Gus Oct 2019 2:07pm, 23 Oct 2019 3,187 posts	Quote Pin K5 Gus Don't think the RFP training plans are on the IRF website though
Fragile Do Not Bend Oct 2019 2:22pm, 23 Oct 2019 4,989 posts	Quote Pin Fragile Do Not Bend I’m not sure those plans are for me RH, I took a look at the ‘first marathon’ plan and it’s probably the highest mileage beginner marathon plan I’ve ever seen 😳
mulbs Oct 2019 3:34pm, 23 Oct 2019 13,527 posts	Quote Pin mulbs FDNB, I did my first marathon by using The Non Runners Marathon Trainer as my bible (despite having run for years and years - I chose this book because it wasn't about aiming to finish in a certain time, it was about completing and enjoying the experience). My first ultra was the first 50k of the Thames Path (lots of Fetchie blogs about this event if you care to find them and read them), again I wanted to finish it and not hate it. For me there was much less pressure on the Thames Path than on a marathon and that was a revelation. Rest stops instead of water stations, loos, a friendly supportive atmosphere, and add to that the furthest I'd ever run at that point made it a marvellous day. I know I'm not at the pointy end of things and that if I had the talent and physique to run competitively I'd see a different side of things, but it opened up a whole new world to me. I'm not exactly a poster girl for the ultra scene, but I'm happy to share my training log with you - my first marathon (Brighton 2010) and first Thames Path (can't remember which year) were the two events I was the most dedicated with my training, since then I've got by on a wing and a prayer!
oumaumau Oct 2019 4:02pm, 23 Oct 2019 1,263 posts	Quote Pin oumaumau My bad Gus <embarrassed smiley>
Ally-C Oct 2019 4:14pm, 23 Oct 2019 667 posts	Quote Pin Ally-C I trained for my two ultras using the programme from the D33 website. Did ok with it tbh.
Rosehip Oct 2019 5:02pm, 23 Oct 2019 13,992 posts	Quote Pin Rosehip That's another load of reading for me _ I've seen iRunFar when they have live race updates etc - but hadn't actually looked around the website before...
Fragile Do Not Bend Oct 2019 5:06pm, 23 Oct 2019 4,990 posts	Quote Pin Fragile Do Not Bend Mulbs, you’ve echoed what I thought I’d find with that sort of ultra vs the average marathon, more relaxed and less time pressure - time to enjoy the countryside you are running through! I’ve done two marathons, both on a pretty low mileage build up if you go by most training plans. I’ve done them both at challenge events where you choose as many laps you want to run (laps of 4-5 miles ish) and the atmosphere is there is also nice and relaxed with a great aid station. So it would be nice to have a similar experience that’s not repetitive laps! Thanks, I will take a look at your training. 👍
SooWoo Oct 2019 10:20pm, 23 Oct 2019 198 posts	Quote Pin SooWoo FDNB, this I see the training plan from the Deeside33 mile race, it's based on 4 runs per week (Ally-c mentions it above and I know a few of my club mates have used it for their first ultras) deesidewayultra.webnode.com