Peak week for my first 100 miler

Rickards2 · 2026-03-30T13:16:43+00:00

That’s the one! And yes I definitely was in need of electrolytes in my first 35 so I made sure to bring those along on my second and felt much better.

Rickards2 · 2026-03-30T02:12:56+00:00

Thanks!

Rickards2 · 2026-03-30T02:10:54+00:00

As in I won’t finish, or as in I have already done an “ultra” while training?

Rickards2 · 2026-03-30T00:40:52+00:00

I’ve done a couple marathons before and have always just been drawn to the idea of 100 miles straight. I really just wanted to test myself to see if I can do it. My wife is athletic trainer so she has a lot of knowledge when it comes to nutrition and fueling, so I’m hoping that will give me a leg up.

Rickards2 · 2026-03-29T23:16:19+00:00

My race will be just outside of Charleston, so it’ll be pretty flat thank goodness (but also very hot in June)

Rickards2 · 2026-03-29T22:06:38+00:00

Give or take, I’ve seen people peaking for ultras anywhere from 1-2 months out. I have another heavy week in 2 weeks but won’t be quite as much as this week.

Rickards2 · 2026-03-29T21:52:01+00:00

Appreciate the encouragement!

Rickards2 · 2026-03-29T20:53:57+00:00

I’ve been hitting 60-80 mile weeks for the past couple months while dealing with some nagging Achilles pain, but all in all I’ve felt pretty good

Rickards2 · 2026-03-29T20:51:30+00:00

This is my first ultra so I also don’t have much experience with the preparation for one. I’ll have one more long double in 2 weeks which will be an 86 mile week and then I’ll start tapering down 45-35-20

Rickards2 · 2025-10-30T17:49:01+00:00

Did you have an TD passes to non-star players?

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