Trail Running Series: Base Training to Course Specialization
Uphill Athlete Podcast
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How to Train for a Long Run
The back-to-back long run is often a tool that runners use during ultras. It depends on where the individual is in their journey what they're trading for and I often like to especially if I have someone who's doing mountainous races where hiking is going to be a big part of it I will have them hike one of the days so they're on their feet for longer but it isn't necessarily the pounding or the fatigue of another big longer running day. "Practice walking with purpose rather than when you get into a race and you start feeling really tired" he says.
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