This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Knowing When to Quit and Accept a DNF”, please leave it below in the comments section… A common denominator among most if not all ultrarunners is the desire to test one’s physical and mental limits. What better Read More

Lucho joins to answer your questions on managing training with a demanding/unpredictable schedule, avoiding burnout and illness when training, whether to race with an injury or not, bike workouts to substitute runs, fuel belt or aid stations, managing a vacation and less training before a race, tapering for an ultra, trail run vs. long runs, Read More

This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Drop Bag Preparations”, please leave it below in the comments section… You can think of drop bags as something like ring buoys. The various gear, food and supplements packed into them can save you from “drowning” when Read More

This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Pacing Your Runner”, please leave it below in the comments section… An ultrarunner’s crew is generally expected to carry out his support role during pit stops. There is one particular task however that will require a crew Read More

Lucho joins to update us on his Leadman training and racing, as well as answer your questions on calf cramping, can the sub-2hr marathon be broken, ITB issues, food for a 24-hr race, the “Max King Approach” for amateurs, input on Time Noakes’ book “Waterlogged,” does playing a sport (such as basketball) impact endurance training, strength training Read More

This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “How to Crew for Your Runner”, please leave it below in the comments section… There is a group of people who are just as much a part of an ultramarathon and play a crucial supportive role. They Read More

This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Tips for Aid Station Use”, please leave it below in the comments section… Aid stations are the oases along an ultramarathon course. They don’t just provide respite for the physical difficulties. They could be a much needed Read More

This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Running Downhill”, please leave it below in the comments section… There are quite a few ultramarathon events that involve hills. When faced with such an obstacle the natural tendency is to run going up and take a Read More

This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Hill Training Is Possible Even Without Hills”, please leave it below in the comments section… When ultramarathon events like those in Leadville and Vermont are mentioned, one of the first things that probably spring up in a Read More

On this episode of ATU, Lucho joins to answer questions on chronically high heart rate and would MAF help, a heighten Z2 HR coming off injury, tips for peaking and tapering, race with HR monitor or by RPE, what caused a bonk (nutrition or training), references for ultra training plans, detailed insight on strength training Read More