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Ultra training for beginners

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Trin Jan 2020 9:16pm, 5 Jan 2020 1,464 posts	Quote Pin Trin Sounds about right Mr K 😊
lin50 Jan 2020 3:29pm, 26 Jan 2020 11 posts	Quote Pin lin50 Has anyone done the Railway Ultra near Ironbridge? I’m thinking about doing the 19 miles option in August as a training run for my October ultra.
Little Miss Happy Jan 2020 4:27pm, 26 Jan 2020 1,918 posts	Quote Pin Little Miss Happy I did it a few years ago lin - what would you like to know?
lin50 Jan 2020 4:29pm, 26 Jan 2020 12 posts	Quote Pin lin50 Little Miss, I think it’s pretty flat isn’t it? How hard did you find doing it as out and back laps?
Little Miss Happy Jan 2020 4:31pm, 26 Jan 2020 1,920 posts	Quote Pin Little Miss Happy It is quite flat yes and the laps I found ok as they are a reasonable length and it made it quite social. Also meant that you didn't need to carry anything as you were never far from a drink or snack.
lin50 Jan 2020 4:55pm, 26 Jan 2020 13 posts	Quote Pin lin50 Thanks Little Miss Happy, sounds good 👍
ultradunc Jan 2020 4:06pm, 28 Jan 2020 11,659 posts	Quote Pin ultradunc Is there a link / website for this I’m looking for something in August
ultradunc Jan 2020 4:09pm, 28 Jan 2020 11,660 posts	Quote Pin ultradunc Scratch that it’s on a Saturday ☹️
mr d Jan 2020 6:28pm, 28 Jan 2020 3,519 posts	Quote Pin mr d SVP 50k or 100k in Suffolk in August dunc
Fragile Do Not Bend Feb 2020 7:21am, 24 Feb 2020 5,456 posts	Quote Pin Fragile Do Not Bend Who else here has their first ultra this spring/summer? How’s the training going? I’m certainly feeling it, very tired at the moment. But I guess it’s not surprising - my long run ‘comfort zone’ is 6-8 miles, but the last 5 weeks they’ve all been over 12 miles and getting gradually longer. I had a 19 mile race (mostly flat) on Saturday just gone, where I learned an important fuelling lesson, the Saturday after next I have a really hilly 20, so I think I’m going to have to cut the mileage right back this week or I’ll be suffering. I’m glad I wrote my own training plan and didn’t go with any of those plans that require running 4/5 days a week, I 100% know I couldn’t cope with that sort of mileage.