We Run Ultras

Ultras.
Durability.
Execution.

Build capacity, make better race decisions, and keep enough in reserve to use the fitness you have earned. The writing, coaching, and plans here are built for the work between ambition and race day.

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  4. (1) Your Brain Quits Before Your LegsTraining science & durability

Topics

Training science & durability

How training load, recovery, nutrition, strength, sleep, and physiology affect the ability to keep performing when fatigue accumulates.

Running plans & progression

Structured preparation from 5K to marathon, built around RPE, time on feet, sensible load, and the runner's current experience.

Training plans

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  • 5K

    Speed and economy without abandoning recovery.

    8 weeks · Starter to Advanced

  • 10K

    Threshold support and a stronger weekly rhythm.

    10 weeks · Starter to Advanced

  • Half Marathon

    Sustained work for the longer road effort.

    12 weeks · Starter to Advanced

  • Marathon

    Long-run development with room to absorb it.

    16 weeks · Starter to Advanced