Training Plans to Help You Crush Your Goals “And if you only have time for one, let it be the long run.” “You should try and hit the trails as much as you can, but at least once a week,” she says. Good news: You can use the exact same training plan as you would for a road marathon, with the caveat that your long run should definitely be on the trails, says Jes Woods, a Nike Run Club Coach in New York City and ultrarunner. What Does a Trail Marathon Training Plan Look Like? Thinking about taking your marathoning off the road? Here’s what you need to know before you start racing trails. And while there are pluses (like less impact on your body versus running on pavement and better scenery), a trail marathon also comes with unique elevation changes, different strength requirements, and less aid on the course. A trail run lets you step outside the pace/splits construct of a road race because your mile pace is dictated more by the terrain than anything else. Tackling a distance more than 26.2 can be intimidating to some people, but running a marathon on trails? That’s much more accessible, which is part of the reason trail running participation has increased by 26.4 percent over the past three years, according to research done by the Outdoor Foundation.īut running a marathon on the trail isn’t exactly the same thing as running one on the road. Once you’ve tackled a marathon, there are two ways to challenge yourself further: Increase your distance into ultramarathon territory, or make the same distance harder by changing up your terrain.
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