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'An accessible, inspiring and comprehensive guide to this amazing sport of ours'
Damian Hall, ultra runner and journalist
Have you taken part in marathon distance events and find yourself wondering what's next? Are you looking for a new, exciting physical and mental challenge? This is the ultimate guide for runners who are looking to go even further.
Welcome to the ultra running community. This friendly guide written by seasoned ultra runner Claire Maxted is packed with training and nutrition advice, inspiration, strength and injury-prevention exercises and case studies from fellow runners of all levels. Including tips from pros and coaches across the sport, you will find everything you need to become a happy, confident ultra runner.
From the basics and your first race, all the way through to multi-day events, chapters include:
- Ultra Running kit essentials
- Finding the time to train - tips and inspiration
- How to get faster and/or run further
- Training plans from 50k to 160k
- Nutrition and recipes for ultra energy
- Where to run - both locally and globally
- Advice on strength training, overtraining, injury prevention, recovery and more!
Contents
Why run ultras?
What kit do you need?
Where can you train?
Different types of ultra
Most common mistakes not to make!
Training plans - from 50k to 160k (100 miles)
Women's training
Tackle the terrain
Stay safe
Start to navigate
Recover faster
Get faster
Run further
Cross-training
Races!
See the UK through ultra running - top 10 destinations for trail running in Britain
See the world through ultra running - top 10 beginner races around the world
