Coach Michele offers one, 15-minute complimentary phone call to answer questions.

Train with purpose and strength for your next 100-mile trail race with this 24-week plan designed to build endurance, climbing ability, and race-day confidence.

This plan is ideal for athletes with a base of at least 35 miles per week who run five or more days per week. You’ll progress through long runs, aerobic and recovery runs, hill repeats, steady-state efforts, and tempo workouts to enhance endurance and neuromuscular efficiency.

The first four weeks establish a deeper base before introducing hills in Week 5 and steady-state runs in Week 6. Tempo work begins in Week 10 as weekend mileage increases, alternating with hilly midweek runs and recovery-focused drop weeks throughout the remainder of the plan.
A 50K race is suggested in Week 14 to test fitness, fueling, and gear, followed by a 50-mile tune-up race in Week 19.

The plan also includes Core and Hip Stability and Strength workouts to help athletes care for their foundation.

Coach Michele is an RRCA Level II Certified Running Coach and Certified Specialist in Fitness Nutrition (ISSA). She trains for and races ultradistance events up to 100 miles and has coached multiple athletes to successful finishes at the 50K, 50-mile, 100K, 100-mile, and 200-mile distances.