Before You Run 100 Miles

The Complete Pre-Race Blueprint for Ultramarathon Success

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Dane Halvorsen

Verlag:

Independently Published

Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P35297950

EAN: 9798188247270

Erhältlich:

Nicht auf Lager

Zustellung: Mi, 02.09.2026

Versand: Kostenlos

CHF 29.50

Beschreibung

What does it take to run 100 miles. Not just the legs, but the mind, the plan, the crew, the gear, and the grit to keep moving when every part of you demands you stop. Before You Run 100 Miles answers that question with uncommon depth, walking you through every layer of preparation that stands between your first curious thought and crossing a finish line that changes your life forever. This is the complete pre-race blueprint for anyone serious about ultramarathon success. Whether you have run a 50K and are staring down the idea of going further, or you are a seasoned trail runner ready to finally chase the buckle, this book gives you the honest, practical, and inspiring roadmap you need to get to that start line prepared. You will discover why the 100-mile distance exists in a category all its own. It is not a longer marathon. It is a night-running, hallucination-inducing, system-crashing, soul-revealing experience that demands a completely different approach to training, fueling, racing, and recovery. This book covers all of it. Inside, you will find a step by step breakdown of how to build your mental toughness alongside your physical fitness. You will learn how to develop the ultramarathon mindset, train your brain for discomfort, and use proven techniques to manage pain, fear, and emotional swings across hours or days of racing. You will understand the 40 percent rule that Navy SEALs use and how it applies to your darkest miles on trail. The training guidance covers everything from building your aerobic base and vertical training to periodization, long run strategy, and how to recover without losing momentum. You will learn how to select and prepare for your specific race, match your training to the course terrain, and build the kind of race day strategy that accounts for night running, cutoff times, and the inevitable moments when your plan falls apart. Nutrition and fueling get the full treatment they deserve. From daily eating habits that build your metabolic engine, to race week loading, in-race calorie strategies, electrolyte management, and gut training, you will walk into your race knowing exactly how to fuel your body across 20 plus hours of effort. You will also learn how to build and manage your crew and pacers, what gear actually matters, how to handle mid-race crises with a clear head, and what recovery truly looks like in the days and weeks after you finish. The book even addresses what comes next because finishing a hundred is rarely the end of the story. Written with equal parts science, honesty, and earned wisdom, Before You Run 100 Miles is the resource that will meet you where you are and guide you all the way to that finish line. The distance has already called you. This book helps you answer.

Spezifikationen

Sprache

Englisch

Autor

Dane Halvorsen

Erscheinungsjahr

2026

Format

Buch (Softcover)

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