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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.
8 min read - GearBeginner
24-Hour Race Gear Checklist: What to Pack
A practical 24-hour race gear checklist covering shoes, socks, lights, layers, bottles, food, foot care, crew table setup, and backup items.
7 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.
7 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.
6 min read - Start HereBeginner
48-Hour Races Explained: Format, Sleep, and Safety
How 48-hour races work: rules, how far runners go (2025 field medians of 161–201 km), a 160 km first target, sleep budgets, fueling and safety.
6 min read - Start HereAdvanced
6-Day Races Explained: Format, Sleep, and Self-Care
How six-day races work: how far runners go (2025 medians of 328–523 km), a 400 km first target, daily splits, 2–4 hours of sleep a night and foot care.
5 min read - Nutrition & HydrationIntermediate
Backyard Ultra Nutrition: What to Eat Between Loops
A per-yard backyard ultra fueling plan: 50 g carbs per yard early, a 30 g floor late, protein and caffeine doses, and how to use 15, then 6, minutes at base.
8 min read - Race StrategyIntermediate
Backyard Ultra Strategy: Pacing, Rest, and Safety
Backyard ultra race-day strategy: the rules, loop-time arithmetic, the between-loop routine, what to carry, sleep, the endgame, and knowing when to stop.
14 min read - TrainingIntermediate
Backyard Ultra Training Plan: A 16-Week Framework
A 16-week backyard ultra plan: 50–70 km weeks, mini backyards of 4 and 8 yards, 50–55 minute loops, run/walk splits, a worksheet and a two-week taper.
11 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
Blisters hit 76–83% of runners in multistage ultras. What trials show for paper tape, socks, lube and antiperspirant, and how to drain a blister mid-race.
13 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.
5 min read - Race StrategyIntermediate
Crew Instructions Template: Printable Ultra Crew Sheet
Fill-in ultramarathon crew sheet: crew brief, runner handoff preferences, log and red-flag card, with pages for 24h, 48h, backyard, 100-mile and 6-day races.
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.
4 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.
7 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.
7 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: 16-Week Plan
A 16-week 48-hour race plan: weekly-volume tiers for 160 km, 200 km and 250 km goals, back-to-backs, a 12-hour rehearsal, night practice and a taper.
6 min read - TrainingAdvanced
How to Train for a 6-Day Race: 24-Week Plan
A 24-week six-day race plan: volume and walking tiers for 400 km to 700 km goals, three-day training blocks, a worked peak week and a rehearsal worksheet.
8 min read - TrainingBeginner
How to Train for Your First 24-Hour Race
A 12-week 24-hour race plan with weekly-volume tiers for 100 km, 160 km and 200 km goals, a worked peak week, walk and night training, and a taper.
10 min read - Nutrition & HydrationIntermediate
Hydration and Sodium for Ultramarathons
Drink to thirst, about 450–750 mL per hour (ISSN), with 300–600 mg sodium per hour, a sweat-rate test, and why weight gain means you are overdrinking.
8 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.
4 min read - Race StrategyIntermediate
Sleep Strategy for Ultramarathons and Multiday Races
How much to sleep in 24-hour, 48-hour, six-day, backyard and 200-mile races: sleep budgets, 20- or 90-minute naps, caffeine doses and wake-up checks.
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.
8 min read - TrainingBeginner
Tapering for 24-Hour, 48-Hour, and Multiday Races
Taper for two weeks and cut volume 41–60% while keeping intensity and frequency: worked tapers for 24-hour, 100-mile and multiday races, plus race week.
6 min read - Race StrategyIntermediate
The Second Night Survival Guide for Multiday Ultras
Get through the second night of a 48-hour or multiday ultra: a 90-minute sleep at 02:00–04:00, 20-minute naps, 50 mg/h caffeine and crew stop rules.
6 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 - Feet, Injury & RecoveryBeginner
Ultramarathon Recovery: A Day-by-Day Timeline
What the data show about recovery after 100-mile, 24-hour and multiday races: soreness by day 5, speed by day 10, strength by day 16, and red flags.
8 min read - Race StrategyBeginner
Walking Strategy for Ultramarathons
Choose and rehearse an ultramarathon run-walk pattern, calculate moving and stopped time, and adjust the plan for hills, fatigue and cutoffs.
10 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.
7 min read - Nutrition & HydrationBeginner
What to Eat During a 24-Hour Race: Hour-by-Hour Plan
A 24-hour race burns roughly 8,000–13,000 kcal. Our hour-by-hour plan: 50 g carbs per hour early, a 30 g floor late, fluid, sodium and caffeine doses.
9 min read