Vernon Kay, who presents Radio 2's mid-morning show, Mon-Fri, 09:30-midday, has travelled over 115 miles by foot from Leicester to Bolton over the course of four days. Vernon started his Ultra
On 20 March 1967, Shiso Kanakuri (Japan) completed a marathon in Stockholm, Sweden, that he had started in 1912. His finish time of 54 years 246 days 5 hours 32 minutes 20.3 seconds represents the longest time to complete a marathon.
Breakdown: 2 sessions of strength training. 3-4 sessions of running at conversation pace. 1 trail long run at conversation pace. 1 rest day (1 day of strength and running together) When you’re ready, head to the full 24-week (6-month) in-depth 50K training plan, available to download for free.But that’s what real running is all about, Silvino tells me; any able-bodied Tarahumara can finish an ultramarathon, but there’s no telling how anyone will fare during the long, lonely night
Many normal runners can get the most bang for their buck by doing just three to six runs over 20 miles during training to avoid injuries and burnout. Kyle’s 16-weekend 100-mile long-run training build looked like this: Week 16: 16 miles moderate. Week 15: 20 miles easy. Week 14: 20 miles moderate and 16 miles easy back-to-back.rOWd. 59 205 391 371 294 374 420 335 86