This past June, professor Guillaume Millet gathered some of his most trusted international colleagues and held an online trail running webinar divided in two parts: uphill trail running...
Tag: Hills
Some topics are covered often in ultra literature because they’re particularly relevant, and this is one of them: “How do I prepare for a mountainous ultra if I don’t live in the mountains? Is that even possible?” It’s o...
For your average ultrarunner, the bedrock training technique is the familiar LSD, or Long Slow Distance, workout. You give up one of your precious weekend days to go really long, stay on your feet for hours, dial in the...
Summertime means the mountains are open for runners and hikers, and the majority of the high alpine races are during this time of year. However, many runners, especially city slickers, don’t have equivalent climbs where...
Dear Ann, I live in the Midwest. I recently signed up for a hilly ultra. How do I train for hills when I live where it’s flat? —Carter Dear Carter, Don’t lose heart. There are always ways to prepare for the ups an...
When you take up ultrarunning, there are three things you must do to prepare yourself for the sheer physical demands of the sport. First, you need to run trails. The uneven surfaces, ups and downs, obstacles, rocks a...