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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.
11 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.
9 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.
16 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.
11 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.
10 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.
8 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.
9 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.
9 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.
10 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.
12 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.
14 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.
10 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.
10 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.
8 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.
10 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.
8 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.
9 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.
12 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.
13 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.
18 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.
10 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.
11 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.
10 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.
8 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.
11 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.
10 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.
9 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.
10 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.
8 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.
9 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.
10 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.
15 min read