Some Questions For Ultra Marathoners

Ath36

Considering attempting ultras next year/Year after (Eventually24 hour race)
New to this length. Marathon is as far as I have gone so far.

1/ Can you recommend a good technical book with training plans, preparations, pitfalls etc. I've checked Amazon etc but am unsure what to go for.
2/The idea of a track (400 metres) 24 hour race appeals to me. Can anybody recommend a good one in Europe that they might have run. Is the Hull 24 hour race in July still going. Cannot find any dates for this year online. I have emailed the club but never got a reply.
All advice is appreciated and thank you in advance.

RacoonQueen

I don't know of any books with training plans and the like. http://www.ultrunr.com/ is a decent site though, google is your friend as well.

Krusty_Clown

Noake's Lore of Running has some ultra training programs and is very technical. To be fair, it covers pretty much everything...

misty floyd

Ath36 wrote: »

The idea of a track (400 metres) 24 hour race appeals to me.

:eek: Off topic but that reminds me of this.

TFBubendorfer

Ath36 wrote: »

The idea of a track (400 metres) 24 hour race appeals to me.

Now I've heard everything!

As for books, the only book that deals with ultra training in any real shape I have ever come across is Noake's Lore of Running, as mentioned by Krusty.

Krusty_Clown

Worth mentioning that a couple of our boards posters are heading off to represent Ireland in the forthcoming 24-Hour World Challenge & European Championships, in Brive La Gaillarde, on the 13th and 14th May.

lecheile

Have a look at this one in London - was involved in supporting it last year and a well run and accessible event that I would highly recommend.

Krusty_Clown

Hi Lecheile, Is the Brive race on a track or circuit?

jeffontour

Noakes is worth a read for sure. I've never tried a track race but it's on the things to do list.

Depending on what distance you're aiming for I think at first doing some back to back long easy runs at the weekend whilst maintaining your marathon training schedule is a good starting point to transition to ultras.

Say goodbye to your weekends!

lecheile

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Hi Lecheile, Is the Brive race on a track or circuit?

The race is run through Park Brive, 1.2km loop. It will present more variety than a track race and the organisers describe thus - "We are confident that you will fall under the spell of this scene!" - I know one particular individual who will be getting a kick in the ar$e if he starts admiring the scenery!!

Magnet

The Lore of Running is your bible, its spot on for essentials like nutrition basing it on real numbers rather than some generic one-size-fits-all.

Also there`s some useful calendars here with the dates and websites so you can find one to suit yourself and when you expect to peak....
http://multidays.com/24-hour-race-calendar-2010/
or here..
http://www.americanultra.org/calendar.html