marathon to ultra

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Curious to know how many here have run ultras. Since it's likely you first ran shorter distances,
maybe a marathon or two or twenty, what were the biggest adjustments you made/make in training and
race strategy when shifting to an ultra? Chris

"Chris Smith" <cswriter@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:3E577D4B.6E133790@adelphia.net...

> Curious to know how many here have run ultras. Since it's likely you first ran shorter distances,
> maybe a marathon or two or twenty, what were the biggest adjustments you made/make in training and
> race strategy when shifting to an ultra?

Having run one 50k, I can note with certainty that the single most important training aid that could
be offered to a prospective ultra-runner would be a complete frontal lobotomy.

Mike, are you in/near the dipsea course?

I'm just about 10 miles away...just curious,...I may try to register for that race this year,...key
word being "try",...too much demand, not enough supply

"Mike Conway" <mpc82@aol.com> wrote in message news:20030222142944.25518.00000135@mb-fc.aol.com...
> Doug is a far more experienced ultramarathoner than I, but I will say
this:
> the answer to your question depends on your goal. The transition from
marathon
> to 50k is not that much of a stretch...but that depends on the course. My ultra resume consists of
> four Ohlone 50ks and one Quadruple Dipsea (28.4 miles), so no truly long ultras in terms of
> distance but certainly
ball-busters
> in terms of difficulty.
>
> An excellent resource for most questions regarding ultras can be found at:
>
> http://www.run100s.com/
>
> Make sure you spend some time on the course of your choosing, if that is possible; definitely
> mimic the terrain if you are choosing something other
than
> a "flat and fast" ultra.
>
> And have fun!
>
> Mike C