This is an 8 week training plan to prepare you for a 50mile trail ultra marathon. Designed by endurance coach, university lecturer, and sports physiotherapist Tim Pigott BSc MSc, this plan encapsulates his education, experience, success and passion for helping thousands of people achieve their dreams.
You should already be comfortable running 3+hrs as your long run and doing 5-6 runs per week totalling 6-7hrs per week of running.
The training sessions are structured using threshold heart rate as most of your runs will ideally be done on trails. Ensure you set your training zones in TrainingPeaks accurately and monitor for any changes in your threshold pace as you get fitter. See the this link link for support.
Each week you are encouraged to spend time reflecting on your weeks training, what went well and what needs improving? This helps you stay focussed on the process of improving yourself rather than simply the end goal. Along the way there are other mental training exercises to help you prepare your mind as well as body.
There are also nutritional planning exercises, with additional reading material and self-assessments. To help you optimise your training and race nutrition plan there is a link to partnerships with Precision Hydration (including a discount code)
Sports Physiotherapist (HCPC, CSP, MSc, Univeristy Lecturer and researcher) & Ultra / Endurance Coach.
Coaching for endurance athletes who want to reach the start line healthy and the finish line strong. As a sports physiotherapist and coach, my specialism is durability; building athletes up for a goal event, and rebuilding them after injury or time out, from first-timers to the world stage.