Putting in the miles in running is like putting in the sugar in baking. So how did she do it? Here are four lessons from her training that you can use to prepare for your next marathon or ultra, whether your goal is to win, contend or simply get to the finish in good shape. “Knowing I was going into the unknown motivated training even more.”
“Headlands was the longest race I have ever done by 40 minutes,” she says. At the Headlands 50K, Megan won the national championship, broke a 10-year-old course record that many thought was untouchable and earned a $2,000 course-record bonus. When August 27 rolled around, she was ready. She had just seven weeks to get ready for one of the most competitive ultramarathons in the U.S. She was fast and strong, but now she needed to get ready for a completely different type of race. On July 9, she won the North American, Central American & Caribbean Mountain Running Championships, a 10K uphill race in Mexico (read about her training here). “So each one is a big effort with a lot on the line.” “Right now, I am limiting myself to two 50Ks each year,” Megan says. August 27-the date of the Tamalpa Headlands 50K, the 2016 US 50K Championships-was covered in a red, 48-point-font letter. Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members!Īll summer, my wife Megan Roche had a date marked on her imaginary running calendar.
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