satanellus wrote:
I'll add my voice to the chorus advocating crewing beforehand, though if you don't have that opportunity, crewing and/or running ultra marathons may well prove a suitable substitute. Most of the basic principles apply in events of comparable duration.
One thing jumped out to me Irongirl's quality post:
irongirl101 wrote:
....but be prepared for longer training blocks, especially back to back long days. The bonus though is that you won’t need to do any brick sessions!
I've always been advocate of brick sessions and would certainly recommend maintaining them in your ultraman training. Although the run is the following day, you're still going to want to be comfortable running a long way on depleted legs. I've never been one to miss the opportunity to run on tired legs, no matter how far my long rides.
Totally agree
Irongirls post is completely wrong , as you must be ready to ride 4-6hrs after the 10k swim which will take anywhere from 2.5 to 5hrs
Only way to be ready for that is to do swim to bike bricks after your loooong swim and do it often
Just like IM but even more so your success will depend on your mental toughness and nutrition
But the cut offs are very very generous, even more so than a IM so if you can finish a IM then a UM is even esier as long as you can get the training in
Also just like IM a UM is very doable for pretty much anyone , but “racing “a UM (or IM) is a totally different to just finishing
Finishing is very very easy , racing is hard