2023 Umstead 100- Journey to 100
This past weekend I completed my 3rd 100 miles event at Umstead100. Many things went according to plan, and many previous lessons were applied to make this event an enjoyable one. But also, like everything in life, not all goes according to plan; there were many adjustments along the way as we had to adjust given what nature was providing us that day. I needed to shift goals along the way from switching Goal A… continue reading.
Journey to 100: Week 26/26 Race Week
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I am preparing, planning, and training to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Journey to 100. For all the ultrarunning series, here is Journey to 100 last week’s post, and for additional ideas, follow the link. Training for a 100. This week is the 100 event, not much to do from a running perspective other than focus on recovery before the event. Assessment: Check… continue reading.
Journey to 100: Week 25/26 Final touches
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I am preparing, planning, and training to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Journey to 100. For all the ultrarunning series, here is Journey to 100, last week’s post, and for additional ideas, follow the link. Training for a 100. Final training week. Very low mileage to let the body recover. Even the stretches and gym sessions are very light in intensity. Just to… continue reading.
Journey to 100: Week 24/26 Tapering
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I am preparing, planning, and training to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Journey to 100. For all the ultrarunning series, here is Journey to 100, last week’s post, and for additional ideas, follow the link. Training for a 100. This week the name of the game is tapering by reducing the mileage just a tad. Believe it or not, the reduction does not… continue reading.
Journey to 100: Week 23/26
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I am preparing, planning, and training to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Journey to 100. For all the ultrarunning series, here is Journey to 100 last week’s post, and for additional ideas, follow the link. Training for a 100. Congratulations, you have survived the highest total mileage week. You were coming from a training week that included 20 and 26-mile back-to-back long runs… continue reading.
Journey to 100: Week 22/26
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I am preparing, planning, and training to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Journey to 100. For all the ultrarunning series, here is Journey to 100 last week’s post, and for additional ideas, follow the link. Training for a 100. We are now entering the final block training week. An initial week ramp-up mileage after a great recovery week, this in preparation for the… continue reading.
Journey to 100: Week 21/26
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I am preparing, planning, and training to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Journey to 100. For all the ultrarunning series, here is Journey to 100 last week’s post, and for additional ideas, follow the link. Training for a 100. This week’s focus was on recovery. Assessment: Already you have been focusing on increasing your endurance and addressing the few issues that have come… continue reading.
Journey to 100: Week 20/26: Aid Stations
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I am preparing, planning, and training to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Journey to 100. For all the ultrarunning series, here is Journey to 100 last week’s post, and for additional ideas, follow the link. Training for a 100. During the past few training runs at the location, we have been practicing stopping at or near the area where the aid stations will… continue reading.
Journey to 100: Week 19/26
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I am preparing, planning, and training to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Journey to 100. For all the ultrarunning series, here is Journey to 100 last week’s post, and for additional ideas, follow the link. Training for a 100. This week is, in a nutshell, a lower mileage week after the plan adjustments in preparation for the next big mileage week coming this… continue reading.
Journey to 100: Week 18/26
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I am preparing, planning, and training to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Journey to 100. For all the ultrarunning series, here is Journey to 100 last week’s post, and for additional ideas, follow the link. Training for a 100. By this time of the training, things are starting most likely to be clicking into place. There have been plenty of back-to-back long runs… continue reading.
Journey to a 100: Week 17/26: Supporting team
This is part of a series of posts regarding how the InaseRunning group prepares, plans, and trains to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Journey to a 100. For all the ultrarunning series, here is Journey to 100 last week’s post, and for additional ideas, follow the link. Training for a 100. Like many activities we tackle in the day-to-day, running is as complicated and tasking as life itself. Although at the time of… continue reading.
Journey to a 100: Week 16/26: 10 more weeks to showtime
This is part of a series of posts regarding how the InaseRunning group prepares, plans, and trains to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Journey to a 100. For all the ultrarunning series, here is Journey to 100, last week’s post, and additional ideas; follow the link. Training for a 100. Time flies when you are having fun. Let me rephrase that, “Time flies when you are having running fun.” We have totaled about… continue reading.
Journey to a 100: Week 15/26: Pacer Profile
This is part of a series of posts regarding how the InaseRunning group prepares, plans, and trains to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Journey to a 100. For all the ultrarunning series, here is Journey to 100 last week’s post , and for additional ideas, follow the link. Training for a 100. It is pacer time!!!! This week I have the privilege to write and post a profile of a really good friend… continue reading.
Journey to a 100: Week 14/26: Pacer Profile
This is part of a series of posts regarding how the InaseRunning group prepares, plans, and trains to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Journey to a 100. For all the ultrarunning series, here is Journey to 100 last week’s post , and for additional ideas, follow the link. Training for a 100. Alright, this week, we have Mister Jay Srinivasan, one of our voluntold pacer? LOL!!! It is great to have so many… continue reading.
Journey to100: Week 13/26 Strength Training
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I prepare, plan, and train to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Journey to 100. For all the ultrarunning series, here is Journey to 100, last week’s post, and for additional ideas, follow the link. Training for a 100. It is the new year, and we are ready to get ready to succeed in our New Year’s Resolutions. Right? Yeah, yeah, every year you… continue reading.
Journey to 100: Week 12/26 – Happy Holidays
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I prepare, plan, and train to complete another 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Journey to 100. For all the ultrarunning series, here is Journey to 100, last week’s post, and for additional ideas, follow the link. Training for a 100. If you are following the progress and have looked at the overall plan, this and next week are the low mileage and solid low back-to-back… continue reading.
Journey to a 100: Week 11/26: Runner Profile
This is part of a series of posts regarding how the InaseRunning group prepares, plans, and trains to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Journey to a 100. For all the ultrarunning series, here is Journey to 100, last week’s post, and additional ideas; follow the link. Training for a 100. This week we feature another great accomplished runner, Jamie Thompson, who is part of our training group preparing for Umstead Ultra in April… continue reading.
Journey to 100: Week 10/26
This is part of a series of posts regarding how the InaseRunning group prepares, plans, and trains to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Journey to a 100. For all the ultrarunning series, here is Journey to 100 last week’s post, and for additional ideas, follow the link. Training for a 100 By this time of the training, things are starting most likely to be falling into place. There have been a few back-to-back… continue reading.
Journey to a 100: Week 9/26: Runner Profile
This is part of a series of posts regarding how the InaseRunning group prepares, plans, and trains to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Journey to a 100. For all the ultrarunning series, here is Road to 100 last week’s post, and for additional ideas, follow the link. Training for a 100. Runner Profile: This next 100 milers InsaneRunning training group participant is as well known as our previous runner that we profiled last… continue reading.
Journey to a 100: Week 8/26: Runner’s Profile
This is part of a series of posts regarding how the InaseRunning group prepares, plans, and trains to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Journey to a 100. For all the ultrarunning series, here is Journey to 100 last week’s post and additional ideas, follow the link. Training for a 100. As you probably know by now, we have a group of Insane Runners joining us for the insanity of training for 100 miles…. continue reading.
Journey to 100: Week 7/26
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I am preparing, planning, and training to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Road to 100. For all the ultrarunning series here is Journey to 100 last week’s post and for additional ideas follow the link. Training for a 100. We are a third of the way there, just 19 more weeks to showtime. This is the perfect time to do a quick assessment… continue reading.
Journey to a 100: Week 6/26 Thinking about the mileage
This is part of a series of posts regarding how the InaseRunning group prepares, plans, and trains to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Journey to a 100. For all the ultrarunning series, here is Journey to 100 last week’s post and additional ideas, follow the link. Training for a 100. If you have been following the weekly plan and updates by now, you probably just realize that there will be not only lots… continue reading.
Journey to a 100: Week 5/26 Fueling plan hone your strategy
This is part of a series of posts regarding how the InaseRunning group prepares, plans, and trains to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Journey to a 100. For all the ultrarunning series, here is Journey to 100 last week’s post and additional ideas; follow the link. Training for a 100. As mentioned before, fueling is very important. Now that you worked out a list of a few possible food items a few weeks… continue reading.
Journey to a 100: Week 4/26 Chafing
This is part of a series of posts regarding how the InaseRunning group prepares, plans, and trains to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Journey to a 100. For all the ultrarunning series, here is Road to 100 last week’s post and additional ideas, follow the link. Training for a 100. Running long distances can be tasking to the body in multiple ways. Testing you in many forms, from fuel depletion, muscle soreness, lack… continue reading.
Journey to a 100: Week 3/26 Fueling plan strategy
This is part of a series of posts regarding how the InaseRunning group prepares, plans, and trains to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Journey to a 100. For all the ultrarunning series, here is Journey to 100 last week’s post and additional ideas, follow the link. Training for a 100. For multi-hour events, fueling is not just very important but the key to the success of finishing an Ultramarathon event. Even in a… continue reading.
Journey to a 100: Week 2/26 Adjustments
This is part of a series of posts regarding how the InaseRunning group prepares, plans, and trains to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Journey to a 100. For all the ultrarunning series, here is Journey to 100 last week’s post and additional ideas, follow the link. Training for a 100. Alright, we already started our plan; one week down, and here we are in the second week. Like any good initial plan, there… continue reading.
Journey to a 100: Week 1/26 Assessment and Planning
This is part of a series of posts regarding how the InaseRunning group prepares, plans, and trains to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Journey to a 100. For all the ultrarunning series and additional ideas, follow the link. Training for a 100. You have decided to consider tackling an Ultra event. You might be a veteran, new to Ultra, or even recently started running. Don’t be afraid you are about to go on… continue reading.
Mid Level 100 Mile Event Plan
Looking for a 100-mile Ultramarathon training plan to use as a baseline? Look no further, below you can find a basic, intermediate plan to achieve completion of your 1st 100-mile event. This program assumes that you have at least completed a marathon or multiple half marathons and feel comfortable with those distances. You will expect to start the weekly mileage around 40 miles per week and slowly ramp up to a peak week of 75… continue reading.
Training for 100 miles: Couch to 100, is it possible?
This is part of a series of posts regarding how to prepare, plan, and train to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon. For all the ultrarunning series and additional ideas, follow the link. Training for a 100. When I started to train for Ultrarunning events, specifically the 100-mile event, it was hard to find a decent plan to follow. There was a multitude of plans for 5k, 10k, Half, and Full marathons. There are some additional… continue reading.
Tackling another 100 miles Ultra: Umstead 100
Yesterday morning I completed my 2nd 100 miles event. Once again, an amazing experience it was to tackle the 100 for the second time. Although not everything went according to plan, all the training, the hours, and paying attention to the minor details paid off in big time. I was able to shift to the target goal quickly and come in very close but ahead of my B goal of finishing in under 24 hours,… continue reading.
Training for 100 miles: Road to 100: Race Week
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I am preparing, planning, and train to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Road to 100. For all the ultrarunning series here is Road to 100 last week’s post and for additional ideas follow the link. Training for a 100. Final days until your event. It is time to rest and go over your plans. By now all should be in place, all the… continue reading.
Training for 100 miles: Road to 100: Week 16/16 Final touches & Pacers
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I am preparing, planning, and train to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Road to 100. For all the ultrarunning series here is Road to 100 last week’s post and for additional ideas follow the link. Training for a 100. Final training week. Very low mileage to let the body recover. Event the stretches session are very light in intensity. Just to get the… continue reading.
Training for 100 miles: Road to 100: Week 15/16 Tapering
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I am preparing, planning, and train to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Road to 100. For all the ultrarunning series here is Road to 100 last week’s post and for additional ideas follow the link. Training for a 100. I continued with tapering by reducing the mileage just a tad. Believe it or not, the reduction does not mean sitting on the couch… continue reading.
Training for 100 miles: Road to 100: Week 14/16
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I am preparing, planning, and train to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Road to 100. For all the ultrarunning series here is Road to 100 last week’s post and for additional ideas follow the link. Training for a 100. Although it might feel like a long taper, 3 weeks, I am still putting some good mileage to keep the body moving and starting… continue reading.
Training for 100 miles: Road to 100: Week 13/16 Peak Mileage
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I am preparing, planning, and train to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Road to 100. For all the ultrarunning series here is Road to 100 last week’s post and for additional ideas follow the link. Training for a 100. This is the main training week event. If things do not well, you might still be able to try again next week, but you… continue reading.
Training for 100 miles: Road to 100: Week 12/16 Recovery week
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I am preparing, planning, and train to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Road to 100. For all the ultrarunning series here is Road to 100 last week’s post and for additional ideas follow the link. Training for a 100. This week is the last recovery week and the prep work for the peak week. The main focus is to start gaining on getting… continue reading.
Training for 100 miles: Road to 100: Week 11/16
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I am preparing, planning, and train to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Road to 100. For all the ultrarunning series here is Road to 100 last week’s post and for additional ideas follow the link. Training for a 100. If you are following the progress and have looked at the overall plan, this week is one of those weeks to add mileage to… continue reading.
Training for 100 miles: Road to 100: Week 10/16
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I am preparing, planning, and train to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Road to 100. For all the ultrarunning series here is Road to 100 last week’s post and for additional ideas follow the link. Training for a 100. By this time things are most likely falling in place. There have been a few long runs that have provided you with good practice…. continue reading.
Training for 100 miles: Road to 100: Week 9/16 Strength Training
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I am preparing, planning, and train to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Road to 100. For all the ultrarunning series here is Road to 100 last week’s post and for additional ideas follow the link. Training for a 100. The previous week I had the opportunity to join the great people of Bull City Running Co. at one of their workshops for runners…. continue reading.
Training for 100 miles: Road to 100: Week 8/16 Halfway there
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I am preparing, planning, and training to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Road to 100. For all the ultrarunning series here is Road to 100 last week’s post and for additional ideas follow the link. Training for a 100. We are halfway there, just 8 more weeks to showtime. This is the perfect time to do an assessment around the progress, relative to… continue reading.
Training for 100 miles: Road to 100: Week 7/16
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I am preparing, planning, and training to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Road to 100. For all the ultrarunning series here is Road to 100 last week’s post and for additional ideas follow the link. Training for a 100. By now we are near the key training weeks. Back to back solid double digits that are going to start putting a test on… continue reading.
Training for 100 miles: Road to 100: Week 6/16
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I am preparing, planning, and train to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Road to 100. For all the ultrarunning series here is Road to 100 last week’s post and for additional ideas follow the link. Training for a 100. If you have been following the weekly plan and updates by now you probably just realize that there is going to be not only… continue reading.
Training for 100 miles: Road to 100: Week 5/16 Honing some of the fuel intake
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I am preparing, planning, and train to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Road to 100. For all the ultrarunning series here is Road to 100 last week’s post and for additional ideas follow the link. Training for a 100. As mentioned before fueling is very important. Now that you have worked out a list of a few food possible items a few weeks… continue reading.
Training for 100 miles: Road to 100: Week 4/16 Chafing
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I am preparing, planning, and train to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Road to 100. For all the ultrarunning series here is Road to 100 last week’s post and for additional ideas follow the link. Training for a 100. Running long distances can be tasking to the body in multiple ways. One of these ways comes in the form of chafing. You might… continue reading.
Training for 100 miles: Road to 100: Week 3/16 Fueling plan strategy
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I am preparing, planning, and train to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Road to 100. For all the ultrarunning series here is Road to 100 last week’s post and for additional ideas follow the link. Training for a 100. For multi-hour events, fueling is not just very important but the key to the success of finishing an Ultramarathon event. Even in a marathon… continue reading.
Training for 100 miles: Road to 100: Week 2/16 Feeling the effort
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I am preparing, planning, and train to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Road to 100. For all the ultrarunning series here is Road to 100 last week’s post and for additional ideas follow the link. Training for a 100. Alright, we already started our plan, one week down, and here is the second week. Like any good initial plan, there are going to… continue reading.
Training for 100 miles: Road to 100: Week 1/16 Assessment and Planning
This is part of a series of posts regarding how I am preparing, planning, and train to complete the 100 miles Ultramarathon Umstead 100: Road to 100. For all the ultrarunning series and additional ideas follow the link. Training for a 100. You have decided to consider tackling an Ultra event. You might be a veteran, new to Ultra, or even recently started running. Don’t be afraid you are about to get ready and the… continue reading.
Training for 100 miles: How I fuel for it
This is part of a series of posts regarding how did I trained and successfully completed a 100 miles Ultramarathon in under 24 hours. Training for a 100. Today I would like to talk to you about fuel, how I fueled for my event, and the reasoning for my strategy. Given that, for an individual with diabetes, there might be a few additional details that you might consider given that glucose levels are going to… continue reading.
Training for 100 miles: It is all about the details
Running 100 miles takes a lot of you, physically and especially mentally. While doing your research about it, you read a lot about that after the first 55-60 miles (100K) is when the true race begins. That is mostly because your body already is past that limit, hovering between the line of mayor breakdown versus having the ability to continue to put one step in front of the other at a desired/targeted cadence. You have… continue reading.
Training for 100 miles: It is part a mental game
A few months ago I completed my 3rd Ultra and 1st 100 Miler, Umstead 100 and I had a blast. But one of the main things that made it a great experience was mental preparation. Although I had a blast, not everything went according to plan. But it is going to be the way you tackle the different situations when they arise, the good, the bad and sometimes the ugly that will make the difference… continue reading.
Training for 100 miles: One, Two and Three of a 100
I have to admit that when I signed up for my 1st 100 miles event I paused in disbelief of what I just did. Insanity at its best. But after the shock of the recent commitment, I went to hone on a plan to tackle that task on hand. These were the main steps I took to increase the chances of a great 1st 100 miler. 1st – Research, research, research and then research some… continue reading.
My 1st 100 miles Ultra – Umstead 100
Yesterday morning I completed my 1st 100 miles race. What an amazing experience it was. All the training, paying attention to the minor details paid off in big time. I was able to come in well under my number one goal of finishing in under 24 hours, with a finish time of 22:36:52. The weather was great for most of the day and the event, coordinator, volunteers, crew and my pacers were outstanding. I could… continue reading.
