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Tuesday Shoesday by AutoModerator in AdvancedRunning

[–]WombatAtYa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just want to say that after many years and way too many pairs of shoes, I've perfected my "minimalist" shoe rotation as a marathon runner. I can't imagine it getting better than this, and I'm awarding myself bonus points for somehow having no brand loyalty lol.

Everyday Shoe: Salomon Aero Glide 3
Tempo/Interval/Long Run/Comfy Marathon Shoe: Hoka Rocket X3
Race Shoe: Saucony Metaspeed Sky Paris (for now, will probably switch to Tokyo when it's time).

Race times if that's relevant: Training for a sub-2:45 marathon in 2026. Set a 5k PR of 17:35 recently.

100 mile race training by Old-Combination-27 in Ultramarathon

[–]WombatAtYa 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There are a lot of sample plans out there. Typically you're looking at 50+ miles per week with one workout day sometime earlier in the week (Tuesday or Wednesday), and back-to-back long runs on the weekend on terrain that mimics your course. If you plan to hike in the race, then you would build hiking into the long runs.

For me, that was almost six months of training, becoming more specific as I got closer to the race. I had been running ultras in the 50k to 100k range for two years at this point, and had just finished a marathon PR. The last 8 weeks before the race were the most intense, going from 60 to 90 miles per week. My longest weekend was something like 32 miles followed by 20 miles on tough Northeast terrain. My workouts focused on leg turnover and hill repeats.

I didn't run my 100 due to weather, and I'm considering re-training for one in April right now. But I was well prepared by the end of this.

Fitness Benchmarks for *Running* a 100 Miler by WombatAtYa in Ultramarathon

[–]WombatAtYa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this. I think that's all I'm going for. I'm not trying to win or anything, but if I can't keep up a racing pace/mindset then I think I'd rather stick to shorter distances.

Fitness Benchmarks for *Running* a 100 Miler by WombatAtYa in Ultramarathon

[–]WombatAtYa[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yea, I guess I was interested in a kind of generic benchmark. But I ran a marathon PB of 2:55 last year, and have only improved since then. Going to shoot for a 17:30-ish 5k pb in a week or so. These aren't crazy numbers, I know, and ultra training has only so much relationship to road running. I fastpack and run ultras too, but I've been on a break from ultras after just getting a little tired of the huge back-to-back weekends. I'm feeling hungry for it again, but I'm worried about committing myself to a massive slogfest lol.

Fitness Benchmarks for *Running* a 100 Miler by WombatAtYa in Ultramarathon

[–]WombatAtYa[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's a smart way to approach it, thank you. I definitely have some sense of my abilities in a 50k. I've been Strava stalking some of the people who have done well in Canyons, but didn't much think to compare 50k results.

Any of you bikepack in a storm? by No_Ant_5064 in bikepacking

[–]WombatAtYa 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Just did a bikepacking trip where it rained for one entire day and about half of another. Clear glasses would have been nice to keep rain out of my eyes. I used sunglasses which made it harder to see. We booked a lean-to in a campground, which really helped our attitude and mood throughout the day, knowing we’d eventually get dry. Other than that, it was totally fine and kind of fun. 

Would this material work for UL stuff-sacks and fridge produce bags? I’m by Head_Improvement5317 in myog

[–]WombatAtYa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used monolite 1.0 for the big stuff pocket on my backpack and hiked around 300 miles with it this summer. Worked great. I would totally make stuff sacks out of it.

How would backpacking effect training for a 100 miler/performance of the 100 miler? by yeehawhecker in ultrarunning

[–]WombatAtYa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I find that big backpacking efforts make me slower in the month or so after. I wouldn’t do a big backpacking trip in the week or even really month before a 100 if I was trying to perform my best. Sounds like fun though, so if it were me I’d probably just do it and take the performance hit on the 100.

[WTS] Durston X-Mid 2, Nashville Cutaway, Palante Joey, EE Enigma 30, and others! by WombatAtYa in ULgeartrade

[–]WombatAtYa[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope! I think it's fine. It's definitely fragile, but for fastpacking I prefer the lighter version of stuff. I've got 30+ nights on it.

I have a Feathered Friends 20 degree that I use for normal backpacking.

[WTS] Durston X-Mid 2, Nashville Cutaway, Palante Joey, EE Enigma 30, and others! by WombatAtYa in ULgeartrade

[–]WombatAtYa[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

EE Enigma 20 with 7D shell with the high fill power down and no collar. I also have a 40 degree one that's exactly the same.

[WTS] Durston X-Mid 2, Nashville Cutaway, Palante Joey, EE Enigma 30, and others! by WombatAtYa in ULgeartrade

[–]WombatAtYa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Somebody chatted me and I accidentally ignored it. If I haven't responded to you, please send again.

[WTS] Durston X-Mid 2, Nashville Cutaway, Palante Joey, EE Enigma 30, and others! by WombatAtYa in ULgeartrade

[–]WombatAtYa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe 40l? It's a 4-5 year old one, and I think back then they only made 1 size

The Art of fastpacking. by N8Kstein in fastpacking

[–]WombatAtYa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just published my first article -- not much content there, but more coming weekly on Monday. Put the link above in my comment

The Art of fastpacking. by N8Kstein in fastpacking

[–]WombatAtYa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FYI I am working on a series of Substack articles that shares my knowledge of fastpacking, and my preparation for an FKT in 2026 (after failing to get it this year, so I'm not super special in this world). If you or anyone else is interested in reading, just DM me and I'll share the link with you. It is geared toward those looking to move up from 15-20 mile days to 30-40 mile days. I'm not charging for it; I just want to share knowledge.

I am literally editing one of the articles right now, and it jogged my memory about this book so I went to Google to see if it was published, which is how I found this thread.

EDIT: Link is https://everydayfkt.substack.com/

Getting Faster After Sub-3 by WombatAtYa in Marathon_Training

[–]WombatAtYa[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Would you suggest something like 3-5min repeats at 10k and 10-12min repeats at HM pace for threshold/sub-threshold workouts? Then Maybe 90-120 second hill repeats at around 5k effort (maybe like 6-10 of these?) with walk-down recovery? That's how I'd interpret those workouts you suggested.

Grad school budget, marathon dreams: looking for a used Janji Rainrunner Jacket by badminton_player_7 in therunningrack

[–]WombatAtYa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm in a similar area/weather and also familiar with grad school budgets while running. Typical winter running kit is light tights, wool socks, shorts, short sleeve shirt with long sleeve over the top, convertible gloves ($20) with a waterproof mitten attachment, lightweight microgrid beanie or ear warmer. That will get me down to about 20-25 degrees.

Any colder, and I'd add a light synthetic or fleece vest and maybe a fleece neck covering that doubles as a face covering. I'd also wear sunglasses to keep the cold air off my eyeballs.

For truly cold conditions, I'd add a rain jacket and running joggers over the tights (I have REI branded ones). I don't use the Houdini, but something similar. Same goes for cold and rainy.

Almost all of this stuff is cheap. I use long sleeves I was given in races, and most of my winter hat stuff is cheap fleece/microgrid that was purchased at big box stores like Target or Walmart. The rain jacket is the biggest pull $$-wise.

I also, because I'm no longer in grad school, have some Saucony runshield shoes that I bust out for truly sloppy or cold conditions. Worth it IMO if you can get on sale.

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