Running Your First Ultra: Customizable Training Plans for Your First 50K to 100-mile Race
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Summary
Take Your Training to New Heights with This One-Stop Manual on Ultras
With fifteen years running and competing around the world under her belt， Krissy Moehl is a top female ultramarathon runner， respected by her peers and an inspiration to runners everywhere。 Between Moehl's positive and encouraging attitude and her deep knowledge and enthusiasm for the sport， there's no one better to prepare and train you for your first ultra and beyond！
Moehl will become your guide to completing a 50K， 50-mile or 100-mile race。 Her experience translates into the most effective and easy-to-follow training method， broken down into phases to help all runners take it to the next level and accomplish their goals。 She shares her love of the sport by providing helpful tips， bonus content and personal stories。 Her commitment to growing the sport and passion for coaching others running their first is evident in the care she's taken to create detailed plans and lifestyle adjustments。 With Moehl， you will find all the resources and encouragement you need to succeed in challenging your mind and body with an ultramarathon！
With fifteen years running and competing around the world under her belt， Krissy Moehl is a top female ultramarathon runner， respected by her peers and an inspiration to runners everywhere。 Between Moehl's positive and encouraging attitude and her deep knowledge and enthusiasm for the sport， there's no one better to prepare and train you for your first ultra and beyond！
Moehl will become your guide to completing a 50K， 50-mile or 100-mile race。 Her experience translates into the most effective and easy-to-follow training method， broken down into phases to help all runners take it to the next level and accomplish their goals。 She shares her love of the sport by providing helpful tips， bonus content and personal stories。 Her commitment to growing the sport and passion for coaching others running their first is evident in the care she's taken to create detailed plans and lifestyle adjustments。 With Moehl， you will find all the resources and encouragement you need to succeed in challenging your mind and body with an ultramarathon！
Reviews
Amanda Dando
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Liked the training plans。 Buy physical book and not kindle edition to get training plans
Victoria
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Well laid out and easy to follow along with。 I plan on using on of the training plans as inspiration for my running efforts。A few parts are either brushed over or a bit repetative。 There's also a lot of sponsored brand promotion throughout， which takes away from the overall feel of the book for me。 Well laid out and easy to follow along with。 I plan on using on of the training plans as inspiration for my running efforts。A few parts are either brushed over or a bit repetative。 There's also a lot of sponsored brand promotion throughout， which takes away from the overall feel of the book for me。 。。。more
Marisa
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This book is an extremely practical guide that explains how you go from “now” – whatever now is and then get you to an ultrarunner distance。 I haven’t yet followed the plan， but I am already really pleased with the basic recommendations and tips on training。 In particular， I enjoyed the section about specific recommendations targeted for women。 This is the book that has been recommended to me several time by people who have successfully followed the training plans so I’m feeling fairly comfortab This book is an extremely practical guide that explains how you go from “now” – whatever now is and then get you to an ultrarunner distance。 I haven’t yet followed the plan， but I am already really pleased with the basic recommendations and tips on training。 In particular， I enjoyed the section about specific recommendations targeted for women。 This is the book that has been recommended to me several time by people who have successfully followed the training plans so I’m feeling fairly comfortable with the prospects。One note - I read this book on a kindle and I’d recommend going forward with the paper version instead。 The training plans are really hard to read with the formatting， but would be a good reference on the go if you couldn’t carry the physical version。 This book isn’t a compelling read， but an extremely practical one。Who should read it？ Anyone interested in training for a big adventure。See all my reviews and more at Reading to Distraction or @Read2Distract 。。。more
Steven Willmott
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Solid and accessible training guide and useful commentary on how Ultra marathons are different to normal marathon distance。 Enjoyable to read the stories。 The training plans are relatively detailed but less rigorous than something like the Jack Daniels method （which is for Marathons）。 Partly this is because it's a different thing to train for， but a little more rigor could have been good。 Solid and accessible training guide and useful commentary on how Ultra marathons are different to normal marathon distance。 Enjoyable to read the stories。 The training plans are relatively detailed but less rigorous than something like the Jack Daniels method （which is for Marathons）。 Partly this is because it's a different thing to train for， but a little more rigor could have been good。 。。。more
Malin Friess
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This book has great photos and detailed plans for running a 50k， 50m， or 100 mile ultra-marathon。 The plans are robust and call for back to back long runs on weekends。 Krissy has the running pedigree to back up her plan。3 stars。 The photos were inspirational。
Aubri
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This was a decent overview of all areas of ultra running， but most sections were incredibly brief; it left me wanting both more information and more references for the "everyone knows" kind of statements about different areas of training。 I've read Internet articles that were more in-depth， and I thought， given the price of this book， this book would provide at least that level of depth。 This was a decent overview of all areas of ultra running， but most sections were incredibly brief; it left me wanting both more information and more references for the "everyone knows" kind of statements about different areas of training。 I've read Internet articles that were more in-depth， and I thought， given the price of this book， this book would provide at least that level of depth。 。。。more
Jessica
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So much basic information that is already available。 Would have liked more depth to the training advice。
Paula Balazs
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Excellent reference and advice， as I am currently training for my first 50K ultra race。
Cassie Sonnenberg
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Giving it a 3 for now — informative but not very well written。 I like the looks of the training plans， though， and might rerate after using them。
Ew Lake
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I enjoyed hearing Krissy on a podcast a few weeks ago， and a flood of memories about the early days of trail running and my own training experiences and race aspirations came back to me。 Even though I have no intention of running an ultra now， my recently-recovered self wanted to dive into this to fan my running flame。 Pragmatic， comfortable， easy read that did indeed flame me up。
Kristin
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I am certainly not as prepared for my first ultra effort next month as I would be if I followed this book！ 😬
Erika
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I would have liked more information about actually running the ultra race， such as tips for different courses， mid-race mistakes， specific shoe recommendations， etc。 Overall though very helpful as I train for my first 50K。
Max
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Wonderful book about running ultramarathons。 I have read a lot of books about running， so it's hard to find something new or tips I haven't heard before。 This book had some great tips that will help me on my first 50k。 There are training plans for 50k distances up to 100 miles。 My first ultra marathon is planned in two months so I have no time to test out one of the plans for now but I will try one next time and I'll update here on how it went。 Beautiful photography too！ Wonderful book about running ultramarathons。 I have read a lot of books about running， so it's hard to find something new or tips I haven't heard before。 This book had some great tips that will help me on my first 50k。 There are training plans for 50k distances up to 100 miles。 My first ultra marathon is planned in two months so I have no time to test out one of the plans for now but I will try one next time and I'll update here on how it went。 Beautiful photography too！ 。。。more
Scott Dawson
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I used this book to train for my second 50-miler， and it made all the difference。 Fantastic tips and and even better training plan！ I improved my time by two and a half hours 。。。
Owen
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Great book on ultrarunning。 Lots of great detail。 Sections on gear and your support crew。 240 pages of which 140 are detailed week by week plans for running races from 50 K to 100 miles。 Slightly smaller font allows for more info to be included in the book。 Some great pictures of ultra trail running too！
Katherine Laurain Ashburner
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I have used this for 2 50ks 。 I wish I had this book before my first 50k。 Full of useful knowledge that will help you go the distance。
Paul J
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I read this after already running two （relatively） shorter ultras， one a little less than 50K and one a little more than 50K。 Although the book is titled ‘Running Your First Ultra’， I think it’s very much worth reading even if you’ve already ran one or two。 The training plans in particular are interesting and I’m sure they will be useful in adapting for future events。
Katy
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Second read through- offers good advice， but the training plans are very aggressive。 I’m nowhere near elite status， but was able to make some use of the advice here。
Erin
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This is the second ultramarathon guide I have read and I must say that I enjoyed this one a lot more than the previous one I read。 Krissy Moehl gives some solid and important advice in regards to tackling your first ultramarathon。 Yes， if you are an experienced marathoner some of the topics she tackles will be things you already know。 However， there are some really， really good ultramarathon specific passages that I thought were helpful （Example - the chapter on visualization。 That is an area I This is the second ultramarathon guide I have read and I must say that I enjoyed this one a lot more than the previous one I read。 Krissy Moehl gives some solid and important advice in regards to tackling your first ultramarathon。 Yes， if you are an experienced marathoner some of the topics she tackles will be things you already know。 However， there are some really， really good ultramarathon specific passages that I thought were helpful （Example - the chapter on visualization。 That is an area I have struggled with during marathons and found Moehl's advice super helpful！）Also， I specifically picked up this book because it was written by a woman。 My hope was that she would discuss women-specific topics that relate to ultrarunning。 And she does！ Again， the chapter that discusses these topics was very informative and helpful。I would highly recommend this book if you are interested in tackling your first ultramarathon， especially if you are a woman。 。。。more
Bill Sleeman
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Running your first ultra by Krissy Moehl was a helpful read。 My son who has run a number of trail races and one ultra had recommended it to me。 I appreciated Moehl’s view on running trails and maintaining a minimal impact on the environment。 Although I have been running for years I am always open to learning from other established runners – there is always something new to learn and Moehl does a fine job covering the basics （always good to be reminded） of planning and managing the long runs。 A g Running your first ultra by Krissy Moehl was a helpful read。 My son who has run a number of trail races and one ultra had recommended it to me。 I appreciated Moehl’s view on running trails and maintaining a minimal impact on the environment。 Although I have been running for years I am always open to learning from other established runners – there is always something new to learn and Moehl does a fine job covering the basics （always good to be reminded） of planning and managing the long runs。 A good resource for anyone starting out on a long distance training plan。 。。。more
Artem Lebedev
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This is a very practical guide to running your first long races。 I wish I'd read it in the beginning of my training， not closer to the end of it。 Moehl writes with good humor and charming humbleness， a stark contrast to the works of her own running mentor。 I'd say it is a must read for all ultra runners。 This is a very practical guide to running your first long races。 I wish I'd read it in the beginning of my training， not closer to the end of it。 Moehl writes with good humor and charming humbleness， a stark contrast to the works of her own running mentor。 I'd say it is a must read for all ultra runners。 。。。more
Jeremy Vandelac
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Such an excellent and concise book。 I appreciated every chapter and every tip。 This should be on all runners bookshelves！
Mark Schleier
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Really fun read。 Chapters are quick and to the point。 I loved the training guide section， which was the majority of the book， and will definitely be using to plan for my first 50k。
Justin Hembrecht
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Nice little book if you want some basics about running and how to prevent/treat injuries。 Not so much a good read if you’re an experienced runner。 However， this is a one session read。 Lots of training plans included。 Book was as advertised。
Aude Hofleitner
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Both inspiring and very practical book introducing the reader to the world of ultra running。 It's also great to have the point of view from a woman in a field which is very male dominated。 Looking forward to dive into the practice :-） Both inspiring and very practical book introducing the reader to the world of ultra running。 It's also great to have the point of view from a woman in a field which is very male dominated。 Looking forward to dive into the practice :-） 。。。more
John Brew
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A practical book for someone of average ability who's learning ultra running。。。 like me。 This book is packed with useful advice and well thought out training plans for the average runner moving up to ultra distances。 I wish I had it last year when I was training for my first 50 miler。 Glad I discovered this as I am training for my first 100 mile race。 A practical book for someone of average ability who's learning ultra running。。。 like me。 This book is packed with useful advice and well thought out training plans for the average runner moving up to ultra distances。 I wish I had it last year when I was training for my first 50 miler。 Glad I discovered this as I am training for my first 100 mile race。 。。。more
Aja Marsh
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3-3。5 lots of info and tips， but still somehow less thorough than i was hoping for。
Sylvia Bernat
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Good book to read if you want to increase to the longer distance。 I can see myself using this for a training plan when I do my first 50km race。
Jenny
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Good training plans and some useful tidbits of advice， but overall nothing too surprising and the gist seemed to be "you're gonna have to figure this out yourself。" Good training plans and some useful tidbits of advice， but overall nothing too surprising and the gist seemed to be "you're gonna have to figure this out yourself。" 。。。more
Kris Lodwig
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