Wasatch Front 100

Ryan Wixom said:

I am registered for my first Ultra (race is in September). Is anyone else training for a
fall ultra?

A summer one.

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How many hours are your long runs at this point? I have a good idea what a training week should be
like in July and August, but I am not sure about April. I would like to know if I am on track. I
have a few other questions, but will save them unless someone is actually interested.

I know you live in Utah from you address but you are going to do one of toughest 100's as your
first? 29,000 of up and respective down. You get an A for guts. Without knowing anything about your
running history it would be impossible to know where to start.

I'd suggest you start with run100s.comwf100.htmOpen ↗ and follow the links for training. There
is also an ultra forum that you might want to subscribe to after you have perused the web pages.

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Caveat Lector "the further you go outside, the further you go inside" - B. McKibben Doug Freese
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I'll check out the website. Thanks. BTW, which race are you doing? Just curious.

I realize that the Wasatch100 is a beast. Over this last year I have run most of the course, and I
do nearly all of my running on trails in the Wasatch. I guess I am banking on the home court
advantage and a healthy dose of crazy. But, next year I will be in another part of the country so I
am going to give it a shot while I have the chance.

Some history and planning--

Last summer and fall I ran 40-50 miles/week until the trails were too snowy. Then I dropped to 25-30
miles/week. This last month I have started doing one or two longer weekend runs--2.5 hours (around
17 miles) with plenty of elevation change ( > 2500 Ft. ). I was thinkng of increasing my long runs
by an hour in each month. 3 in may, 4 in june, 5 in july, 6 in Aug. In June, July, and August I
thought I would keep my weekly mileage at about 60-70.

Does this sound reasonable?

Ryan

Doug Freese said:

Ryan Wixom said:

I am registered for my first Ultra (race is in September). Is anyone else training for a
fall ultra?

A summer one.

Quoted message said:

How many hours are your long runs at this point? I have a good idea what a training week should
be like in July and August, but I am not sure about April. I would like to know if I am on track.
I have a few other questions, but will save them unless someone is actually interested.

I know you live in Utah from you address but you are going to do one of toughest 100's as your
first? 29,000 of up and respective down. You get an A for guts. Without knowing anything about
your running history it would be impossible to know where to start.

I'd suggest you start with run100s.comwf100.htmOpen ↗ and follow the links for training.
There is also an ultra forum that you might want to subscribe to after you have perused the
web pages.

Ryan Wixom said:

Does this sound reasonable?

LOL. Hell, no.

But neither does running 100 miles, doing 2 Ironmans a couple of months apart, or any of the crazy
stuff some of us do.

Enjoy the journey.

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ironpeng.comipeOpen ↗

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Some history and planning--

Last summer and fall I ran 40-50 miles/week until the trails were too snowy. Then I dropped to
25-30 miles/week. This last month I have started doing one or two longer weekend runs--2.5 hours
(around 17 miles) with plenty of elevation change ( > 2500 Ft. ). I was thinkng of increasing my
long runs by an hour in each month. 3 in may, 4 in june, 5 in july, 6 in Aug. In June, July, and
August I thought I would keep my weekly mileage at about 60-70.

Does this sound reasonable?

Yep. A couple of suggestions though. If you've never done any night running, particularly when
tired, do some. Also do some back/back long runs. They don't have to be your longest, but the first
day should be long/hard enough that you're tired enough the second day that you really don't want to
do it. But do, it'll get you used to running on tired legs. Practice walking/power climbing.
Learning to walk/climb efficently will

Quoted message said:

Ryan

Doug Freese said:

Ryan Wixom said:

I am registered for my first Ultra (race is in September). Is anyone else training for a fall
ultra?

A summer one.

Quoted message said:

How many hours are your long runs at this point? I have a good idea what a training week should
be like in July and August, but I am not sure about April. I would like to know if I am on
track. I have a few other questions, but will save them unless someone is actually interested.

I know you live in Utah from you address but you are going to do one of toughest 100's as your
first? 29,000 of up and respective down. You get an A for guts. Without knowing anything about
your running history it would be impossible to know where to start.

I'd suggest you start with run100s.comwf100.htmOpen ↗ and follow the links for training.
There is also an ultra forum that you might want to subscribe to after you have perused the web
pages.

Ryan Wixom <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Some history and planning--

Last summer and fall I ran 40-50 miles/week until the trails were too snowy. Then I dropped to
25-30 miles/week. This last month I have started doing one or two longer weekend runs--2.5 hours
(around 17 miles) with plenty of elevation change ( > 2500 Ft. ). I was thinkng of increasing my
long runs by an hour in each month. 3 in may, 4 in june, 5 in july, 6 in Aug. In June, July, and
August I thought I would keep my weekly mileage at about 60-70.

Does this sound reasonable?

I hit the send button a little early last time. Sorry about that.

Yep. A couple of suggestions though. If you've never done any night running, particularly when
tired, do some. Also do some back/back long runs. They don't have to be your longest, but the first
day should be long/hard enough that you're tired enough the second day that you really don't want to
do it. But do, it'll get you used to running on tired legs. Practice walking/power climbing and use
the time to eat/drink. You use different muscles walking than you do running and over 100M you will
be walking a lot so conditioning those muscles is just as important as the running. Eating/drinking
are the most neglected aspect for new ultra runners so work on it in training. I take it from your
e-mail address you're a student. If so that means you're probably young and impatient. While there's
nothing wrong with that, the one other fatal mistake for newbies is going out too fast. Curb the
impatience and focus on the long haul. Good luck and let us know how it goes.

- The Trailrunner Western States 100M 6/28/03

The Trailrunner said:

- The Trailrunner Western States 100M 6/28/03

You made the lottery!! This your first WS?

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Caveat Lector "the further you go outside, the further you go inside" - B. McKibben Doug Freese
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