How I Train For Ultra Marathons | Video Wiz

Summary

This video provides a detailed breakdown of the speaker's current training approach for ultra marathons, including their training history, favorite books for training, and plans for the next 12 months. The key points covered are:

The speaker's training journey from their first 50k to becoming a 100-mile ultra runner.
The evolution of their training approach over time, including periods of injuries and reduced training volume.
The importance of following structured training plans and gradually increasing training volume.
Success with some training plans, such as Jack Daniels, and injuries with others, like Hansons.
The significance of the book "Jack Daniel's Running Formula" in shaping their training.
The importance of understanding fitness level, diet and nutrition, running form, and endurance training.
The recommendation of the book "Training for the Uphill Athlete" for improving training for ultra marathons.
The importance of prioritizing running and maximizing training while considering limits and recovery weeks.
The potential for long-term adaptation or injury.
The importance of structuring training through macro, meso, and micro cycles.
Understanding training zones, specifically the aerobic threshold and lactate threshold.
Methods for determining these thresholds.
Different types of workouts, including high intensity interval training, tempo runs, threshold workouts, and anaerobic training.
The speaker's personal training breakdown, with 80% of training in easy running below the aerobic threshold and 10% between the aerobic and lactate thresholds.
The incorporation of long runs, high intensity interval sessions, and anaerobic training.
The importance of race-specific long runs and track sessions with 800 meter repeats and threshold repeats.
Building strength, endurance, and confidence while minimizing the risk of injuries and stress.
Incorporating strength and conditioning, improving diet and recovery, and focusing on different training phases.
Participating in ultramarathons of different formats and sizes after the Copenhagen Marathon.
Following a four-week cycle of building fitness, followed by a recovery week.
Training weeks consisting of speed sessions, threshold sessions, long runs, and easy runs.
Increasing long run duration and including marathon-specific workouts when focusing on marathons.
Reducing focus on speed sessions and increasing duration of long runs when preparing for ultra marathons.
Desire to improve speed and high-intensity sessions.

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