This plan has been customized specifically for Marcy Wilkinson, and only covers the final 7 weeks building up to the Tahoe 56-mile race. Ideally, the athlete has a solid base leading up to this point to prevent any big jumps in mileage. This plan contains endurance runs, steady state intervals, hill repeats, recovery runs, and cross training on the mountain bike.

The Tahoe 56-mile race has a total elevation gain of 9,842' and loss of 9,842' with the biggest climb happening in the first 9 miles (4,200' gain) and with the final 12 miles being primarily downhill, (~3,480' loss). On average this means that the course has an average elevation change of ~350'/mile and all training endurance runs are designed to prepare for this.

It is highly recommended that athlete performs regular PT exercises, as designed by a physical therapist. I have not added additional strength training due to the minimal time to really build up the mileage, and I don't want to cause too much fatigue.

Fueling and hydration strategies should be practiced and refined on all training runs lasting longer than an hour to really dial one's strategy in.

As a static plan, the athlete must make micro-adjustments to the plan as needed.