Alur... ti risponde direttamente Kilian
- the most important is not the weekly hours but to have a continuity, to run every day (1 or 2 day resting) more than make all the hours on the week end.
- make one long training a week. To adapt the system to use long energy. This can be on bike, ski, mountaineering...on the beginning of the season when the body is not adapt to long runs, and increase the running hours on our long day during the season.
- Do at least 4-5 long runs (5 to 10 h) before a long race, to feel that we are ready, if not is better to race on shorter distances until we are prepared.
Last long run must be 2 weeks before the ultra, after is time to rest and do short.
- rest! For long distance is not important to be fast and have speed, is more important to be healthy and fresh, so, between 2 races we can completely rest or take some “training holidays” to refuel our body, 2 weeks of stop will not make a increasing for long distance.
- Do long trainings on race conditions; hot, cold, altitude, with gear we will use, without much water or food...
- Don’t run if you have a injury or pain, It will cause bigger damages to run a long distance when injury, cycling or doing other endurance sports.
- Train specific techniques; to walk fast on uphills, with poles, train to go down easy but fast (short steeps, walk fast is sometimes faster than running, use of poles...)
- Train with the food you will use on the race, to be sure you have not problems
- most important, enjoy all the hours out! Be motivated and excited is the biggest strength.