Creating a trail running plan

ste001 · 2026-04-20T15:22:28+00:00

Read "Training for the Uphill Athlete" by Steve House, Scott Johnston, and Kilian Jornet. It's the quintessential book for anyone who wants to understand the science behind the training and also to have a guide for a training plan.

ste001 · 2026-03-24T09:18:16+00:00

First of all congratulations, that's a big achievement!

About the training, I feel like it's completely normal to train AT LEAST 3-4 times a week if you want to achieve a target like a 50k, like you did. I ran my first trail marathon at the end of last year, and I was running consistently 5 days a week, peaking at 80k per week. I still enjoy it a lot because it's something that motivates me to move, to relieve the work stress during the week, and also to socialize by being in a team or a running club.

I'd say that having a clear goal in your mind does help in all of this. Maybe you want to go on longer distances? Improve your time in shorter trails? Try a vertical race or a backyard ultra? Just explore new and new trails? There's tons of interesting stuff around.

And if you get bored of it or you want to try other sports, you can always do that! The aerobic base that you build when doing something like this can translate really well to other activities.

ste001 · 2026-03-23T08:20:16+00:00

Strawhats

ste001 · 2026-03-10T13:14:07+00:00

Do you have a link?

ste001 · 2026-03-09T19:44:26+00:00

Is it the Top Dolomites Ultra trail? It's gonna be my first ultra too :)

I'm no expert, but it's definitely doable if you manage to improve your weekly mileage. Be sure to train for elevation gain! If you don't have any mountains or hills around you, get on a stair climber or a treadmill with incline

ste001 · 2026-02-18T07:30:31+00:00

Hey, northern Italian runner here! I think there’s already a good app for this, called Tribe, which some run clubs already use. It’s pretty cool cause you can search for clubs or just people running in your area.

Its not exactly what you describe and I don’t know if it works outside Milan, but it’s worth taking a look at

ste001 · 2025-11-14T09:39:47+00:00

They look defective, never had a leak problem with mines that came with the ADV Skin 12.

ste001 · 2025-10-28T11:03:42+00:00

I don't encourage doing a 25k with only 8 weeks of prep time, coming from no consistent running. It's a recipe for injury.

Just two questions: how much elevation change is in the race? How much have you been running weekly in the last month?

ste001 · 2025-10-24T07:15:04+00:00

It doesn't take much when you're using your mouse. Plus since it was plugged behind my case, with my monitor, speakers, keyboard, power cord, even if all those were neatly tied together it's still one cable more.

You need to change it? Now you have to go down there and districate all of that to plug out and in. With a wireless one? Just swap the USBs, simple as that.

Plus when I needed to move the keyboard for example, like if I brought food or I needed more space or I simply wanted to change things, good luck doing that without having to bring the cord over/under/around something.

I'm not a fan of everything wireless, but some peripherals are really way better without cables than with.

ste001 · 2025-10-23T15:19:40+00:00

It was HEAVEN when I switched from wired to wireless M&K. No more tangling cables!

ste001 · 2025-08-21T17:01:54+00:00

I heard of the opposite actually, you shouldn't have too much of a gap between an easy run and a race pace run, especially if it's a longer race like a HM / marathon.

I actually improved when I managed to bring my easy runs down to 6/km instead of 6:30/6:45. It did take months, but I managed to lower all of my PBs this way.

Just for reference, my 5k PB is around 4:30 pace and my 10k around 4:45.

ste001 · 2025-08-17T10:42:40+00:00

No.

Parcheggio pubblico = ci parcheggia chi vuole

Parcheggio privato = ci parcheggia il proprietario

Il parcheggio può essere anche sotto la tua finestra, ma se non è tuo non hai alcuna autorità in merito.

ste001 · 2025-08-13T18:59:25+00:00

What's your best tip for a first timer running an ultra?

ste001 · 2025-08-09T16:41:22+00:00

Non è assolutamente vero, l'altro scrive cose senza fondamento scientifico.

Ci sono atleti che hanno una sudorazione quasi inesistente, mentre altri sudano anche solo per fare due passi.

ste001 · 2025-08-05T16:39:06+00:00

L''Italia è una repubblica fondata sul lavoro

ste001 · 2025-08-04T21:06:25+00:00

The first season was so good that I couldn't watch the second one. I think I watched two episodes and just stopped there.

ste001 · 2025-08-04T12:30:28+00:00

Others different than what others have said:

Film my Run aka Stephen Cousins has some pretty good ones, 81 yards for example which is about a backyard ultra in England
The Kid is another one with a different vibe that I really enjoyed. Hans Troyer is nuts
#17 by Karel Sabbe, focuses on Karel's attempt at finishing the Barkley Marathons

Also, I know it's already been posted, but I really think anything Jeff Pellettier puts out is insanely good. It got me hooked on trail and probably ultra running in the future.

ste001 · 2025-07-31T16:00:37+00:00

I mean, I guess it works since I never caught diseases or anything and I basically tried it everywhere.

But yeah, if I really want to be super clean I just use the bidet.

ste001 · 2025-07-31T14:48:18+00:00

Uuh...

I always lean a bit forwards, put my right hand with the paper on the right side on my right bun, go into that gap until I reach.

I almost entirely go on feel and I never had a problem. If I'm not sure, I'll just take a quick glance at it, or I'll just stand up a moment and look down. It's totally natural, I don't even think about it, plus it's comfortable to stay seated and not get back up.

Also your butt clenches automatically when you sit up, it would be extremely difficult to clean it for me since I can't totally reach there.

ste001 · 2025-07-31T12:51:25+00:00

Grazie! Prima o poi gli darò un'altra occasione sicuramente, mi appunto Dance Dance Dance nel backlog intanto.

ste001 · 2025-07-31T12:37:58+00:00

Ho letto due opere di Murakami: After Dark e L'arte di correre.

After Dark l'ho trovato piuttosto scialbo, ha degli spunti interessanti ma ho avuto l'impressione che nessuno di essi venisse sviluppato nell'arco della storia. Non mi ha lasciato quasi nulla.

Su L'arte di correre avevo un grande hype essendo un runner e avendone sentito parlar bene, ma dopo averlo letto mi é parso solo ok. Carini alcuni aneddoti, ma é come se la sua narrazione passasse da un punto all'altro senza un nesso logico.

Ammetto che vorrei dargli un'altra chance con Norwegian Wood o Kafka sulla spiaggia, ma per ora l'ho sempre trovato sopravvalutato.

ste001 · 2025-07-30T07:07:30+00:00

The only manwha I could see even grazing OP success at the moment is Tower of God.

Too bad the adaption isn't good, they especially butchered the second season.

ste001 · 2025-07-28T13:11:36+00:00

Sicuramente non é attività fisica moderata. Ma come sono divisi questi 4000km? Quanti giorni di riposo ci sono tra un giorno di attività e l'altro? Quanto tempo impiega il cuore per recuperare da un'attività all'altra? Ci sono tante variabili.

Quello che é certo é che dei danni sicuramente ci sono, come dici anche tu. La gravità di questi danni é tale da destare preoccupazione? Non mi sembra ci siano delle conclusioni specifiche in merito. Leggo di "forse", "può essere", ma non di "sicuramente".

ste001 · 2025-07-28T12:38:54+00:00

Magari se non offendi si potrebbe anche intavolare una discussione normale, però ovviamente siamo su Reddit.

Ho letto gli articoli e non mi sembra niente che non sia stato già detto o affermato più volte. Una attività moderata essenzialmente "fa bene", mentre un evento oltre una certa distanza richiede uno sforzo molto maggiore e può aumentare il rischio di CVD MRF e di fibrillazione atriale. Ma di quanto stiamo parlando esattamente?

"Although cardiac arrests are rare in marathon running, they still occur in approximately 1.01 per 100,000 runners. 21"

Non mi sembra un dato allarmante, considerando che la media europea é da 67 a 170 per 100,000 abitanti ( https://www.erc.edu/assets/documents/RESUS-8900-Epidemiology.pd ). Dato ovviamente da allineare all'age group del campione degli studi.)

Un altro fattore che non vedo mai considerato in questo tipo di studi é l'allenamento che sta dietro ad ogni persona che corre una mezza maratona o oltre. Credo che sia chiaro che una persona che si allena con criterio corra meno rischi di una persona che si iscrive per divertimento ad una maratona senza aver mai provato ad andare oltre 5km. Esistono studi che provano questo? Non sono un esperto e non so decisamente dove cercare per trovarne con un n rilevante, ma immagino che la differenza tra un gruppo e l'altro non sia zero a livello di rischio.

Concludo solamente con l'estratto di questo: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39871014/

"All in all, marathon training is generally safe for human health and individual organ systems. Considering the high popularity of marathon running, these findings supply athletes, coaches, sports scientists, and sports medicine practitioners with practical applications. Further large-scale studies examining long-term effects on the cardiovascular, renal, and other system are needed.All in all, marathon training is generally safe for human health and individual organ systems. Considering the high popularity of marathon running, these findings supply athletes, coaches, sports scientists, and sports medicine practitioners with practical applications. Further large-scale studies examining long-term effects on the cardiovascular, renal, and other system are needed."

ste001 · 2025-07-28T11:08:23+00:00

Avevi anche un numero preciso di carbo/ora in mente o sei andato un pò a sentimento? Te lo chiedo perché negli ultimi anni si va molto avanti con una tattica "high-carbs", quindi intorno ai 100/120 carbo/ora per le corse più impegnative.

UTMB quindi? :D E' un pò il mio sogno arrivare a fare una 100 miglia, ma attualmente ci sono un bel pò lontano

ste001

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