Hi i am considering doing the race to the stones ultra in July. It would be my first ultra, I would quite like to do the one day race but so far the furtherst i have run is 26.2, Would it be better to go for the 2 day option for my first and work my way up or jump in at the deep end.
Any advice would be great
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Probably should have put this in the race to the stones thread sorry new to the forum
Hi Steve. As you've possibly now seen from the RTTS thread, I am doing the race as my first ultra. I've taken the view that not having run over 26.2 before shouldn't be an issue. I plan to take the pace very, very easy and am prepared to try and push through when it starts to hurt, which it will.
Your issue though might be how close the race is. It all depends on what volume of running you're currently doing and have been doing over the last couple of months. Do you do a big weekly mileage, with some good long runs (20 miles or so) or are you starting from very little?
Doesn't sound like your training's massively different to what I've been doing. I would have liked to do a 50k in the build up too but am hoping to do a back to back 20 miler and marathon as booktrunk suggested on the other thread.
I guess the only thing you might want to do differently than you were going to, is to back off the pace you run your marathon, if you were planning an all out effort.
"in for a penny, in for a pound"
Steve: back to back over two days, eg. Saturday/Sunday
Both do look good, but also two of the most expensive ultras by mile lots of other cheaper ones around.
Compared to The Wall, this looks great value and a nicer course.
http://www.trailoutlaws.com/stcuthbert.html
As far as I can tell not really, I've been on £30 ultras which have had as much food, I guess there might be some paid for staff as opposed to all volunteers, but seriously I don't think the cost effects much whst food is available, also should be taking a decent amount of your own food.