wannabe ultra runner?

Of course not!  Backpacks..........................

WIB next time ask for a drip to be fitted straight from a bladder.

WiB, you just wouldnt listen to me-marmite flavour GU is what you need!

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shall we try beer in the bckpacks thn?

WiB: sympathies, but glad to hear it was a learning experience rather than an injury putting you out of running for XX weeks.

Sorry things didn't go as you had hoped WiB, but its still an incredible time for a 100. 

WiB I learned a lot from going out hard and fast for a 100km race last year. The "death march" to the finish is something I never want to repeat. So it was also a good learning experience. Hope the injury is getting better.

Got my next race in mid March and all I want to do is enjoy the race. If I have another death march in an ultra I am not convinced I will be running many ultras in the future!

death march is ok finish is a finish

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 day by day ultramarathon calendar, which is completely up to date for all 2013 UK races, and most worldwide races too. The site and calendar are constantly being updated.

 

found this on another thread and thought id nab it and put it here for you guys..good calender

was indeed freezing-snow flurries all the way on my run. i had a frozen bum

  Hi everyone,

  I have a newbie question. I'm currently training for my first marathon (I've been training for 9 weeks, marathon is in 9 weeks time on April 28), and I've seriously caught the running bug. I would like to refocus my objectives and shoot for a 50km ultra at the beginning of October. The April marathon would become part of the ultra training program, rather than a goal on its own.

  I have no history of serious running before starting to train 9 weeks ago, although I did do some semi-regular light jogging for a few months at the back end of last year. Prior to that I was very sedentary for the preceding six years. I'm slightly overweight, but that's a problem that's rapidly getting fixed. Oh, and I'm thirty-six years old.

  Anyway, blah, blah, blah. The question is does the time frame of my training program seem reasonable to you? From my own research I think the answer to the question is yes. I'm just looking for a second opinion from this community.

  Cheers

hello perezoso- fancy seing you here!

id say as long as you keep up some long runs over summer then a 50k is no probs for october , or even before that.

  Hi loulabell! This running malarkey gets into your blood, doesn't it? I live near a great big mountain range, you see, and they've been calling to me ever since I started running: "Come, run over me," they whisper, "just run a bit further, come stand on our peaks."

  I can't ignore them any more. So here I am in the ultra forums.

  Thanks for your advice!

Perezoso - Take it as you feel, I started from zero, at 35 and was very overweight, I tried a 10k, then a half, a marathon then ultra, then longer ultra's; each time the buzz of finishing quickly turned to the anticipation of the next distance. From zero to marathon took 10 months and marathon to ultra another 10. As mentioned though I had a lot of weight to lose at the beginning. So to answer your question so long as you continue to enjoy it I don't see any issues.