Tag Archive: ultramarathon training

How YOU Can Run an Ultramarathon (and Still Have a Life)

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Psst! Want to hear a big secret? It might get me banned from the cool table at my running club, but here goes: Running an ultramarathon isn't that hard. Make no mistake: I'm not saying it's easy.  But running 50 miles isn't twice as hard as running a marathon, and going from marathon-to-50 is definitely…

My First 30-Mile Training Run

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I generally don't write about my runs here, since my goal is for you to stay awake when you read No Meat Athlete.  After all, if training were exciting, there wouldn't be a need for so many amazing inventions to help us get six-pack abs while we sit at a desk, sleep, eat, and/or take…