Been into running long distances lately? Or maybe you have run a marathon or two, but that’s the furthest you have gone? Well, have you heard of ultra running?
If you have not, ultrarunning is also in the realm of long-distance running, also known as ultramarathoning. How far is “a long-distance”? The standard would be 50 km distance or 100 km distance and a series of events that last for specified periods such as 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, and 6 days.
However, there are many tales and myths behind ultrarunning that lots of people try to make running long-distance sound impossible or tough. But anyone can run an ultra if they put their mind to it.
Ultrarunning can change your mind and allow you to focus your perspective. To get into that running state, you might have to push past some of these misconceptions about ultrarunning.
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Here are some myths that may hold you back from stepping out of your comfort zone and try ultrarunning.
1.Training for an ultramarathon demands high volume and time
The first and more common myth is that ultra running requires you to clock in a seemingly large number of kilometers an hour each week.
Essentially, it created a barrier to entry for a lot of runners because they think you’ll need to take out 18 to 24 hours a week to train, which may be discouraging to many people.
In fact, you don’t need to put in that much time and volume to train. Yes, the more is better, but there’s a point of diminishing returns. Here’s what ideal you can try out for yourself, for a 100km distance, doing 10 to 12 hours training weeks for eight to 10 weeks is enough. For a 50km distance, about nine hours for about six to eight weeks is sufficient.
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2.You will need hills and mountains to train for an ultramarathon.
Well, living and training in the mountains can be helpful but not essential. It is nice to train in the mountains if you can, but runners can be successful without them too.
Importantly, it is to improve your overall cardiovascular engine to help you last longer during the marathon.
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3.It is impossible to finish in time!
When it comes to ultramarathon, the cut-off time is really generous. A typical cut-off time for a 100km distance, for instance, is 30 hours, that’s 18 minutes per km. So on average, it takes a person to walk one kilometer in 18 minutes and 30 seconds.
It shows that the fitness required to complete the task isn’t very high or challenging, so it’s a possible sport from this standpoint.
Overall, ultrarunning is not about the time, but it’s also because it’s more of an endurance test than a speed one. There’s really no pressure, but to even put your mind to it to train or to pass the finish line at all is a huge achievement itself.
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