This past weekend, I ran 25 miles on Friday and 25 miles on Saturday as my peak week for my 50k training. Back-to-back long runs are a staple of ultra marathon training. I believe they are key to preparing you physically and mentally to successfully run an ultra. This approach
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ECS Wisconsin Training Weeks 8-9
ECS Wisconsin Training Weeks 8-9 was a quick build and recovery week. From now until taper, I will be following an up-down cycle, in which one week is an up week and the next is a down week. I’m taking this step up, step down approach to account for a
TNFECS Wisconsin Training Weeks 1-4: First Build Done!
On Sunday, I finished off my first 4 weeks of training for TNFECS Wisconsin. That long crazy acronym stands for The North Face Endurance Challenge Series Wisconsin. Or I could make an even more ridiculous acronym and call it TNFECSWI. But I’ll spare you. I’m training to do the 50