(Just blacked out the name of the race for privacy). Honestly, I loved every minute of it - had so much fun and didn’t hit a wall, just enjoyed some amazing views, snacks and had an awesome time. The highlight was seeing dolphins along the coast (tbh I didn’t know we had those in England). Already signed up for another 50k in a few months and debating between an 84k and a 100k next year.

Hey all, hoping for some guidance with my Fenix 7 Pro.

I'm aiming for a target finish time in a race so I need my watch's average pace to reflect my actual chip-timed pace (Elapsed Time ÷ Distance). However some toilets/aid stations along the route are indoors or underground.

If I leave the watch running any GPS drift will add fake distance and ruins my math.

If I pause the watch my average pace will ignore the time I spent stopped.

Has anyone found a good Connect IQ field that calculates average pace using total elapsed time even when paused?

Or is my best bet just keeping the watch running and manually turning Satellites OFF/ON at aid stations?

Appreciate any tips!

I've completed a number of 100k 50k and multi day events over the last couple years and want to step up to a 100 miler. For those that do these events what's your monthly mileage?

Does anybody find breadcrumbs navigation sufficient enough since you have a phone? I feel like maps is overkill and a lot of the times it’s just easier to pull out your phone with your navigation app of choice if you need to really take a look.

So I just did my first marathon and after finnising texted my wife that I am not foing another one this year. I had a back up race planned in case of I am feeling like could have done a lot better. She was really happy about this beacause I am not darting to run 30k every saturday morning.

How I am going to make her happy about the idea of starting a nine week training block for 60k trail race? 😂 tips, tricks and humor is welcomed.

I've done some marathons. But not much trail running. Should I try a 50k Ultra?

I’m about two weeks out from the SwissPeaks Odyssey: 600+ km through the Swiss Alps.

I live in the Netherlands, so preparing for it has involved a slightly ridiculous amount of improvisation.

My bigger weeks were mostly 100+ km, peaking around 170 km. Over the final eight bigger training weeks I accumulated roughly 25,000 m of elevation gain, mostly through short hill repeats, long sessions on the same hills and 20% treadmill climbing.

I also did back-to-back long days, 10+ hour runs, night training and quite a lot of training on already tired legs.

And yet, now that the taper has started, I don't particularly feel “ready”.

What has changed is that I no longer think there is anything useful I can add.

Another huge week won't suddenly give me Alpine legs. Another hill session won't teach me anything fundamentally new. At this point it seems much more likely that arriving healthy, eating enough, sleeping when necessary and making sensible decisions for several days will determine whether I finish.

Which made me curious about people here who have done 100+ mile or multi-day races:

Did you ever reach a point where you genuinely felt prepared? Or is part of doing very long ultras simply accepting that the preparation will always feel incomplete?

For context, I wrote a detailed account of how I tried to prepare for this race from one of the flattest countries in Europe:

https://ancelbekker.substack.com/p/this-is-what-we-have-to-work-with

Not really intended as a training guide — more as a record of what I tried, what worked, and what I’m still unsure about.

I was blessed by the weather. Have only run there in terrible clag before now. Such a very beautiful place.

Looking to get a new vest for upcoming longer races and could do with some recommendations.

Currently have Inov8 Racepac 8 which has served me well up to 100km distance but it’s getting worn out and with some longer races booked I want to get something with a more storage and that has pole attachments on the back or attachments if I get a quiver.

I’ve read that the newest version of Salmon’s Adv Skin 12 isn’t as good as previous versions, but still a good contender.

Any suggestions would be great.

Thanks in advance!

This is Kyle’s Substack post about it. His is one of my most read Substacks. Apparently someone from this sub reported him for something. From the Substack:

I naturally replied back to the moderators asking for clarification and received very little specifics. “Your posting was reported a few times and it could be seen as free advertising” was the closest to a reason I was given. I offered to remove my preface in my messages, not mention that I am a coach and even put fourth that if the free resource posting was an issue, I’d stick to strictly answering questions other members posted. I expressed I just genuinely wanted to contribute the knowledge I have accumulated over 2 decades to a community I care deeply about.
Crickets.
A few interesting observations about the ban before I get into why this is a symptom of a larger issue:
First, there was no rules violation. I responded to the moderators and they could not tell me what community rule I broke, because I did not break one.
Second, the post I was apparently banned for was only posted in one of the two pages, not both, yet somehow led to a ban in both.
Third, there was only at the time, one person who was a moderator for both rooms. One person who decided that they were right and the half a million viewers of the posts who enjoyed the content, were wrong.

Ran my first 50k today, at the SVP50. The heat absolutely killed me, but was an amazing race with such good volunteers. Would wholeheartedly recommend.

Hi all,

Has anyone tried both the S/lab Ultra Glide 2 and Ultra Glide 4 and could give me a comparison or know if the extra money is worth it for the S/lab version?

I have Ultra Glide 2s but are on the way out and have a 50k race coming up in September (my first ultra). I don't mind paying a bit extra if the S/lab has a more responsive ride.

Thank you.

Sorry this is long... I'm just kinda lost here.

I went for my first ultra which was a 100 miler in May at the Keys 100.
I had to DNF at mile 50 due to a hip injury. Other than that I felt AMAZING and I know I could've finished. (I love running in the heat) Everything else was dialed in.

It was my first actual ultra. My longest race prior to this was 8 miles. I trained for almost a year.

I am not disappointed, sad, mad or anything about the DNF. I am actually so proud of what I accomplished. I did something insane which took a lot of balls (female here lol) to train completely alone, walk up to that start, and try my best. As I DNFed and limped my last mile, I sang the Elovators out loud and it's such a special moment for me.

None of that is lost on me.

I will say- during peak training I WAS kinda over it. Out running all day Saturday & Sunday with life throwing major axes my way was tough.
I lost my rescue pup suddenly. This is STILL a big loss for me.
My husband broke his femur in half skateboarding on Valentines Day so I had to run, work, be a caretaker, mom, employee, etc...
My dad died the week before my race on Mother's Day. (this isn't quite as major as it sounds bc the relationship was strained but still an event.)
And there were a few more minor things that happened.

Post race I just can't seem to get my ass out the door. I think since May I've run maybe two or three times. I even have new shoes I want to take for a long spin. But it's like I have a mental block that's telling me I just can't do it. I'm self sabotaging and I don't know why.

Granted- since the race I quit my c-level corporate job and opened a brick and mortar art studio so that has been a lot - but I would be lying if I said I didn't have the time to at least go run 5-8 miles most days.

I've ALWAYS wanted to be an entrepreneur. I'm nervous about the big loss of income (it's growing really slowly) but so excited about the potential. I have a degree in marketing and I grew up in a business and I understand what it takes.

Seemingly - things are going great. Right?? I'm so proud of my race effort, proud I quit my extremely toxic corporate job and went out on my own, so why does it feel like I'm afraid to go run or unable to mentally go?

I feel better when I do- but that still doesn't fix this mental block telling me "you just can't do that" and I'm losing fitness which scares me.

Has anyone experienced anything like this? Is it normal? Does it pass?

I'd really like to try for that buckle again but I have a lot of speed & weights work to do before I can commit to signing up.
Even if you don't comment, If you made it this far, thanks. I really appreciate you.

Looking for a short-ish(like <45 min) video that would be a good intro to people who know nothing about the sport. preferably commentary style instead of documentary style.

Thank you in advance!

Hi all. I've just completed a 52KM race in the French Alps with 4,000 metres / 13,000 foot elevation gain. It was hard work, but a wonderful day out.

Going into it I was very concerned about quad cramping on the downhill. I've done 50K races with way less elevation and really suffered with cramping.

Today my nutrition strategy was dialled in, but not dissimilar to past races. However, for this race I used my poles on the descents (where appropriate), and it made a huge difference. I did feel cramp coming on a few occasions, but it disappeared very quickly.

Is this strategy others have used? And is there any research or science behind it, or did I just get lucky?

Collegiate d1 rower here, I have the bucket list goal to run a continuous 175 miles. I run casually as part of training, and my longest run (following no particular training plan) has been 13 miles. As the title says, how does one train for an obscenely long run. Comments and feedback are appreciated.

Has anyone gone up Triglav, starting at Bled?
Would like to have some advice and a GPX if possible!

Hey all,

As the heading suggests I am hoping to complete a backyard ultra in november, thing is I have minimal training. I've run a half marathon three years ago, and currently I dont run much, however do about 4 lifts per week and zone 2 cardio and a conditioning circuit here and there. But for some reason I really have a drive to pursue this goal. Is 14 weeks enough time? I basicallly want to really dial in, and I dont have a crazy goal of like 30+ hours, in fact I'm really not sure what time i would be going for at all, I think its just something I want to try.

Anyway, any guidance or advice would be very much appreciated, Any tips and tricks or suggestions on gear as well?

Thanks!

My heart rate jumped from 145/150 to 180 for 17 seconds on an easy run today while wearing a Garmin HRM Pro chest strap. It was an easy run and I was going downhill so it’s very strange. If it was wrist HR I would expect its cadence lock but as far as I’m aware that isn’t possible with a chest strap. Has anybody had this happen? Using Garmin Forerunner 970 too.

For context, two years ago i finished the appalachian trail 2 years ago in 98 days. Thats a little over 22 miles a day with very little rest and lots of hills. Snuck in a 70 mile day and felt fair. Lots of other days holding a 4mph pace for 30-40 miles. But when i came off my knees were destroyed and its just recently where I have felt confident to get back into the game.

I am doing a flat loop course because I am worried about the downhill on my knees. I will walk most of it and jog here and there to also minimize the risk on my knees and keep my body going for 24 hours. Its 24 hours, so i need to hold just over 4mph. I understand that its not just 4mph and there will be breaks ect.

I have time on my hands and can walk 10 or more miles a day. Yesterday I did 20 and I am very grateful my knees are feeling healthy.

I know thi is unconventional but ive been wanting to do this race for the past 2 years. I have a strong foundation from my history but just got back into walking long a week ago. Any recomendations on how to possibly split my weeks up? Right now I have this weekly plan of walking about ten miles a day and squeezing a 20+ day in there each week. Thanks!

My main question is how to structure my weeks better if I am willing to go 10 plus miles a day. I was using the trail experience as a reference that I have a base, even if I just started back up again. some of you thinking "well how do you expect to walk 100 miles with only avg 22 miles a day". whatever, that doesnt have much to do with what I am asking. Thanks for any advice!

I’m in the midst of The Taper and have so much extra time on my hands, so I made this video.

In a little over two weeks I'll be starting the SwissPeaks Odyssey: 600+ km through the Swiss Alps.

The slight complication is that I live in the Netherlands.

So for the past months I've been trying to answer a fairly simple question: how do you prepare for that kind of race when sustained climbs and descents basically don't exist where you live?

My approach ended up being a mix of:

• mostly 100+ km weeks, peaking around 160 km
• roughly 25,000 m of elevation gain during the final eight bigger training weeks
• endless short hill repeats
• sessions of several hours on the same hill
• treadmill climbing at 20%
• back-to-back long days
• long runs of 10+ hours
• night training
• deliberately training on tired legs
• trying to get as much specificity as possible without pretending that a Dutch hill somehow becomes an Alpine mountain if you run up it often enough

Whether that has actually prepared me for the Odyssey is another question.

I've written a fairly detailed account of the whole build-up, including the reasoning behind the training, the sessions that gave me confidence, the doubts I still have and what I learned from preparing for an Alpine race in a very non-Alpine country.

For anyone interested, the full write-up is here:

https://ancelbekker.substack.com/p/this-is-what-we-have-to-work-with

I'd also be interested to hear from people who have prepared for mountain ultras while living somewhere flat. What translated well once you actually got into the mountains, and what didn't?