The Longest Running Training for 70K

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raulgaleevrun

raulgaleevrun

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Good afternoon, 

I want to run my first ultra (70K race). What the longest distance should I run during training for it and what time before the race?

I think it can be 50 km distance a month before the race.

What is your opinion?

Answer:

Кульков Олег Сергеевич

Kulkov Oleg

Master of Sports of International class in track and field athletics, winner of the Zurich marathon, participant of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, multiple European Cup and Russian championships medalist, coach of the school “I Love Running”

Good day!

I admit honestly I don’t consider myself an expert in “ultra” race because I’m a representative of the classical school of running (Olympic program), if I may say so, and had never run a distance exceeding a marathon distance.

But if you want to know my opinion regarding when and how many kilometers I would run before my 70k race I say the following. Taking into consideration my marathon experience I find your “plan” methodologically reasonable. 50 km a month before the race is an optimum distance as well as enough time for recovery before a start.

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