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Trail Running Training, Recovery and Race Strategy
Practical guides for trail and ultra runners: training load, injury prevention, race strategy and physiology.
FeaturedZugspitz Ultratrail: A 74 km Night Race Report (2026)
Zugspitz Ultratrail 2026 race report: storms cut 107 km to 74. Splits section by section, how each climb felt in my legs, and the start decision.
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RecoveryUltramarathon Recovery: Why the Race Is Not Over When You Finish
How the body recovers after an ultra, why fading soreness is not the same as readiness, and when it actually makes sense to walk, run, train, and race again.
TrainingTaper Panic: What You Must Not Try to Fix in the Last 14 Days Before an Ultramarathon
Why the last stretch before an ultra is mostly about protecting fitness, removing fatigue, and refusing the urge to fix things that can no longer be fixed.
Race dayDownhill Running in Ultramarathons: The Cost of Free Speed
Why downhill speed is often borrowed early, paid for later, and worth training as seriously as climbing.
TrainingUltramarathon Pacing: The Cost You Pay Too Early
Why pacing mistakes usually feel fine early, then undermine both racing and training when fatigue starts to accumulate.
TrainingUltramarathon Fueling Strategy: How to Eat During Ultras
Why ultramarathon fueling fails, how GI problems start, and how to build a race-day eating strategy you can still execute late in an ultra.
Race dayNight Running in Ultra-Trail: What Changes After Dark
Night in an ultramarathon changes alertness, the gut, technique, and decisions. A practical strategy guide for ultra-trail night sections, backed by research.
TrainingActive Recovery vs Complete Rest for Trail Runners
Active recovery or complete rest after running? The evidence on what actually works, when to move, when to stop, and how ultra-runners should decide.
Race dayZugspitz Ultratrail: what you need to know before the start
Course overview, night-start dynamics, fueling, mandatory kit and the mistakes that cost the most time on the 107 km Zugspitz Ultratrail.
TrainingACWR in ultra running: the injury metric that got debunked
ACWR promised to predict injury risk. Sports science tore it apart. Track these 2 numbers instead for smarter injury prediction.
RecoveryStress, Strain, and Recovery: a Materials Science View
How load, environment, and time determine whether stress builds you up or quietly wears you out. A materials engineer's view of the human body.
FAQ: Getting Started in Trail Running and Ultras
31 quick answers for your first trail and mountain races: distances, training, gear, fueling, race-day problems, and the realities of trail racing.
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