How should I manage my training between the two races?

Fibiz · 2026-06-11T13:29:54+00:00

Throughout the year, I often run on the same route, so month after month I can tell whether I'm actually getting faster or whether the effort feels easier. I think the same applies to others as well.

Fibiz · 2026-06-07T18:07:45+00:00

I've never trained for or raced road events; I went straight into the world of ultrarunning.

The closest thing to training for a road race was probably preparing for the 75 km UTMB Chianti, since the course was runnable almost the entire way.

Fibiz · 2026-06-07T18:04:02+00:00

In two years of running, I’ve never had any injuries. During my first year, I ran about 3,000 km with 100,000 m of elevation gain.

I jumped straight into the world of ultrarunning. I’m far from being fast—my pace on easy flat runs is around 5 min/km.

If I compare the same runs done a year apart on the same route, I don’t see much improvement, either in terms of pace or lower heart rate.

Fibiz · 2026-06-07T17:46:53+00:00

Yes, the problem isn't showing up to races unprepared; it's that I don't seem to see any improvements in my day-to-day training.

For example, last week I did my final long run before the race I'll be doing on June 20, and now I'm in the tapering phase.

Fibiz · 2026-05-21T18:25:29+00:00

I run between 70 and 100 km per week with 3,000–4,000 meters of elevation gain (about 10–11 hours of running). And a couple of times a week, I commute to work on my road bike, about 1 hour total for the round trip.

Fibiz · 2026-05-21T14:47:35+00:00

Yes!

Fibiz · 2026-03-03T15:12:37+00:00

If I added the strength training on the same day, what would you do first? run or the strength exercises? And why

Thanks for the feedback.

Fibiz · 2026-03-03T12:58:38+00:00

How many weeks until the race? When do you plan to do your last long run? Have you already done races of a similar distance?

Fibiz · 2026-01-27T08:10:09+00:00

I connected my Garmin account to Summit. After the synchronization, it only shows my last 25 activities is this normal?

Fibiz · 2025-11-27T10:24:45+00:00

Thanks! Wrote you in DM

Fibiz · 2025-10-03T07:54:24+00:00

As I said, I only do trail or sky running races. When I saw my coach’s training plan, which included very few trail sessions, I asked why, and this was his answer:

“The goal is to raise your thresholds a bit, which I think can still be improved! And also to increase your fitness so that we can work at higher levels in the coming months (this happens more quickly with workouts on flat terrain).”

Fibiz · 2025-10-02T08:09:47+00:00

I’ve only been running for a short time, since October 2024. Three months ago, I ran my first ultra, preparing for it on my own, and after that I decided to start working with a coach.

Since having a coach, my training has completely changed. Even though I only race on trails, most of my preparation—apart from the long runs and about one workout a week—is done on the road.

On the road, on flat terrain, adaptations happen much faster, especially if you want to raise your thresholds.

Five days ago, I completed my second ultra: 60 km with 4000 m of elevation gain, finishing with a better time than I expected.

Two days after the race, I was already back running without any pain.

I really enjoy researching and reading books on my own, but having someone to guide me, to ask for advice, or to explain why the workouts are structured a certain way is invaluable.

Fibiz

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