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- Race StrategyAdvanced
200-Mile Race Strategy: Sleep, Safety, and Logistics
A safety-aware framework for 200-mile ultramarathons covering pacing, sleep loss, aid stations, navigation, crew, feet, and medical escalation.
4 min read - GearBeginner
24-Hour Race Gear Checklist
A practical 24-hour race gear checklist covering shoes, socks, lights, layers, bottles, food, foot care, crew table setup, and backup items.
3 min read - Race StrategyIntermediate
24-Hour Race Pacing Strategy: A Practical Guide
A detailed pacing guide for 24-hour ultramarathons. Covers conservative starts, run/walk options, night-time safety, late-race reassessment, and distance math.
4 min read - Start HereBeginner
24-Hour Races Explained: How Full-Day Ultras Work
A practical guide to 24-hour running races: how the format works, what can change across a day, and what to compare before entering.
8 min read - Start HereBeginner
24-Hour vs 48-Hour vs 6-Day Race: Which Format Fits You?
A side-by-side comparison of 24-hour, 48-hour, and 6-day races, including pacing, sleep, training, crew needs, and first-race suitability.
3 min read - Start HereBeginner
48-Hour Races Explained: Format, Sleep, and Safety
Understand 48-hour race rules, pacing, sleep decisions, fueling, crew support, and safety without relying on universal distance or caffeine targets.
5 min read - Start HereAdvanced
6-Day Races Explained: Format, Sleep, and Self-Care
Learn how six-day running races work, how plans adapt across 144 hours, and what to consider for sleep, foot care, fueling, crew, and safety.
4 min read - Nutrition & HydrationIntermediate
Backyard Ultra Nutrition: What to Eat Between Loops
Build a tested backyard-ultra fueling routine with flexible food choices, safer hydration, caffeine guardrails, gut practice, and clear medical red flags.
7 min read - Race StrategyIntermediate
Backyard Ultra Strategy: Pacing, Rest, and Safety
Race-day strategy for backyard ultras — loop pacing, inter-loop routines, individualized sleep planning, crew communication, and knowing when to stop.
9 min read - Start HereBeginner
Backyard Ultras Explained: Rules, Records, and Safety
Learn backyard ultra rules, distance math, current records, sleep and safety considerations, race dynamics, and how to choose a first event.
10 min read - Feet, Injury & RecoveryBeginner
Blister Prevention for Ultramarathons
Evidence-aware blister prevention for ultramarathons, covering socks, taping, lubrication, footwear fit, hot spots, and medical warning signs.
7 min read - Race StrategyIntermediate
Crew and Aid Station Strategy for Multiday Ultras
How to organize crew tables, aid stations, drop bags, runner preferences, and medical escalation for timed and multiday ultramarathons.
3 min read - Race StrategyIntermediate
Crew Instructions Template for Ultramarathons
A consent-led ultramarathon crew template covering logistics, runner preferences, aid-station tasks, medical escalation, and emergency information.
4 min read - GearBeginner
Foot Care Kit for Multiday Running
What to pack in a multiday running foot care kit: tape, lube, socks, scissors, blister pads, towels, shoes, and simple hot-spot rules.
2 min read - Nutrition & HydrationBeginner
Gut Training for Ultrarunners: A Safe Practice Guide
An optional six-week gut-practice sequence for ultrarunners, with individualized fueling, hydration and caffeine guidance plus medical red flags.
5 min read - GearBeginner
Headlamp and Battery Strategy for Night Ultras
How to choose, test, and manage headlamps, backup lights, batteries, charging, and visibility for overnight ultramarathons and multiday races.
2 min read - Start HereBeginner
How to Choose Your First Multiday Race
A practical decision guide for choosing your first 24-hour, 48-hour, backyard, stage race, 200-mile, or 6-day ultramarathon.
3 min read - TrainingIntermediate
How to Train for a 48-Hour Race
An adaptable 48-hour race framework covering durable movement, sleep planning, foot care, fueling practice, progression, recovery, and safety.
5 min read - TrainingAdvanced
How to Train for a 6-Day Race
An adaptable six-day race framework for movement, sleep, foot care, fueling, progression, recovery, and safe multi-day rehearsal.
5 min read - TrainingBeginner
How to Train for Your First 24-Hour Race
An adaptable 24-hour race framework covering progression, recovery, walking, night-gear practice, fueling, tapering, and clear stop criteria.
7 min read - TrainingBeginner
How to Train for Your First Backyard Ultra
A practical backyard ultra training guide: build durable fitness, rehearse hourly loops, test night gear safely, protect sleep, and plan recovery.
9 min read - Nutrition & HydrationIntermediate
Hydration and Sodium for Ultramarathons
A cautious, practical guide to fluid, sodium, thirst, sweat rate, and hyponatremia risk for long ultramarathons and multiday races.
4 min read - Feet, Injury & RecoveryBeginner
Post-Ultramarathon Recovery After 24-Hour and Multiday Races
A symptom-led recovery framework after 24-hour, multiday, backyard, and long ultramarathons, with return-to-running checks and medical warning signs.
3 min read - GearIntermediate
Shoe Rotation Strategy for 24-Hour and Multiday Races
How to plan shoe size, cushioning, socks, and rotation timing for 24-hour, 48-hour, 6-day, and backyard ultras.
3 min read - Race StrategyIntermediate
Sleep Strategy for Ultramarathons and Multiday Races
Build an individualized ultramarathon sleep plan with safe locations, crew and medical triggers, cautious caffeine use, and clear stop criteria.
5 min read - GearIntermediate
Stage Race Packing List: What to Carry, What to Send Ahead
A practical stage race packing guide for mandatory kit, daily carry, camp bags, food, foot care, clothing, and recovery items.
3 min read - TrainingBeginner
Tapering for 24-Hour, 48-Hour, and Multiday Races
A flexible taper-planning framework for ultramarathons and multiday races, with evidence limits, individual factors, race-week logistics, and warning signs.
3 min read - Race StrategyIntermediate
The Second Night Survival Guide for Multiday Ultras
A safety-first guide to second-night sleep planning, crew checks, caffeine decisions, warning signs, and race-medical escalation in multiday ultras.
5 min read - Start HereBeginner
Types of Multiday Events: Formats, Rules, and First-Race Fit
Compare timed races, stage races, backyard ultras, and continuous-distance events by rules, rest, terrain, support, and planning demands.
5 min read - Race StrategyBeginner
Walking Strategy for Ultramarathons
A flexible ultramarathon walking framework based on terrain, effort, safety, individual testing, cutoff context, and changing race-day conditions.
4 min read - Start HereBeginner
What Is Multiday Running?
Learn what multiday running includes, how timed, stage, backyard, and 200-mile events differ, and which sleep, nutrition, and logistics demands matter.
9 min read - Nutrition & HydrationBeginner
What to Eat During a 24-Hour Race — Nutrition Strategy Guide
An individualized 24-hour ultramarathon nutrition guide covering food choices, GI symptoms, hydration safety, energy ranges, and caffeine planning.
7 min read