The Ultimate Ultra Running Handbook: For runners looking for their next challenge
'An accessible, inspiring and comprehensive guide to this amazing sport of ours'

Damian Hall, ultra runner and journalist

Have you taken part in marathon distance events and find yourself wondering what's next? Are you looking for a new, exciting physical and mental challenge? This is the ultimate guide for runners who are looking to go even further.

Welcome to the ultra running community. This friendly guide written by seasoned ultra runner Claire Maxted is packed with training and nutrition advice, inspiration, strength and injury-prevention exercises and case studies from fellow runners of all levels. Including tips from pros and coaches across the sport, you will find everything you need to become a happy, confident ultra runner.

From the basics and your first race, all the way through to multi-day events, chapters include:

– Ultra Running kit essentials

– Finding the time to train – tips and inspiration

– How to get faster and/or run further

– Training plans from 50k to 160k

– Nutrition and recipes for ultra energy

– Where to run – both locally and globally

– Advice on strength training, overtraining, injury prevention, recovery and more!

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The Ultimate Ultra Running Handbook: For runners looking for their next challenge
'An accessible, inspiring and comprehensive guide to this amazing sport of ours'

Damian Hall, ultra runner and journalist

Have you taken part in marathon distance events and find yourself wondering what's next? Are you looking for a new, exciting physical and mental challenge? This is the ultimate guide for runners who are looking to go even further.

Welcome to the ultra running community. This friendly guide written by seasoned ultra runner Claire Maxted is packed with training and nutrition advice, inspiration, strength and injury-prevention exercises and case studies from fellow runners of all levels. Including tips from pros and coaches across the sport, you will find everything you need to become a happy, confident ultra runner.

From the basics and your first race, all the way through to multi-day events, chapters include:

– Ultra Running kit essentials

– Finding the time to train – tips and inspiration

– How to get faster and/or run further

– Training plans from 50k to 160k

– Nutrition and recipes for ultra energy

– Where to run – both locally and globally

– Advice on strength training, overtraining, injury prevention, recovery and more!

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The Ultimate Ultra Running Handbook: For runners looking for their next challenge

The Ultimate Ultra Running Handbook: For runners looking for their next challenge

by Claire Maxted
The Ultimate Ultra Running Handbook: For runners looking for their next challenge

The Ultimate Ultra Running Handbook: For runners looking for their next challenge

by Claire Maxted

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'An accessible, inspiring and comprehensive guide to this amazing sport of ours'

Damian Hall, ultra runner and journalist

Have you taken part in marathon distance events and find yourself wondering what's next? Are you looking for a new, exciting physical and mental challenge? This is the ultimate guide for runners who are looking to go even further.

Welcome to the ultra running community. This friendly guide written by seasoned ultra runner Claire Maxted is packed with training and nutrition advice, inspiration, strength and injury-prevention exercises and case studies from fellow runners of all levels. Including tips from pros and coaches across the sport, you will find everything you need to become a happy, confident ultra runner.

From the basics and your first race, all the way through to multi-day events, chapters include:

– Ultra Running kit essentials

– Finding the time to train – tips and inspiration

– How to get faster and/or run further

– Training plans from 50k to 160k

– Nutrition and recipes for ultra energy

– Where to run – both locally and globally

– Advice on strength training, overtraining, injury prevention, recovery and more!


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781399411301
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication date: 11/12/2024
Pages: 224
Sales rank: 892,811
Product dimensions: 8.27(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Claire Maxted is the co-founder and former editor of Trail Running magazine. She now runs the YouTube channel Wild Ginger Running, creating films packed with trail and ultra running advice, athlete interviews, gear tests and race reviews. She hosts talks, speaks and presents at book launches, awards, events and races. www.wildgingerrunning.co.uk

Table of Contents

Why run ultras?

What kit do you need?

Where can you train?

Different types of ultra

Most common mistakes not to make!

Training plans - from 50k to 160k (100 miles)

Women's training

Tackle the terrain

Stay safe

Start to navigate

Recover faster

Get faster

Run further

Cross-training

Races!

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