This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “The Difficulties of Eating While Running”, please leave it below in the comments section… Training to eat or take in any type of fuel while running is constantly advised for ultras. But the task is more easily Read More

Lucho joins us to answer your questions on recovery between big races, hill run repeats vs. hill run intervals, track workouts for ultrarunners (do them?), ideas for downhill running drills, strength training ideas for a road cyclist/triathlete who suffer’s from runner’s knee and IT band issues (and tips for ITBS), how cycling benefits running and Read More

This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Keeping Up Your Energy with the Right Fuel”, please leave it below in the comments section… It is a given that to successfully accomplish an ultramarathon you need to fuel up with the right food and drink. Read More

Lucho is on to answer your questions on  the best way to fitness test oneself and re-test later, how do you properly pace a hilly trail race, the goods and bads of running by pace per mile, how to plan your training around very long car trips/traveling, what to do for recovery/training between big races, training tips Read More

This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Preparing for High Altitude Races”, please leave it below in the comments section… High altitude marathons are no doubt one of the most difficult races out there. And it’s not just the uniquely challenging topography that has Read More

Lucho joins us to answer your questions on: what to do on a 2-week break between two big run races, when/where to incorporate strength training, DIY lactate threshold testing, the pros and cons to early morning runs (before dawn), how to train for your first triathlon while marathon training, how to decide to add on Read More

This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Best Practices for Heat and Humidity”, please leave it below in the comments section… If you’ll be joining an ultramarathon that will be held in a hot and humid environment, then you must realize that you’ll need Read More

Lucho joins us to answer your questions on: what to do on a 2-week break between two big run races, when/where to incorporate strength training, DIY lactate threshold testing, the pros and cons to early morning runs (before dawn), how to train for your first triathlon while marathon training, how to decide to add on Read More

This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Acclimatizing to Heat”, please leave it below in the comments section… Heat is one of the many formidable forces a runner will have to confront during an ultramarathon. This will particularly be challenging to deal with if Read More

It’s always fun to go back in time and see what world-class athletes were up to in years past. In this special Endurance Planet episode, we dug up an old interview with ultrarunner Dean Karnazes from way back in 2006. Hear what was going on in Dean’s life back then… and then think about how Read More