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Structured run workouts designed for trail performance
Integrated strength & conditioning sessions to keep you strong and resilient
Guidance on kit and equipment choices for race day
Post-race strategy and recovery advice
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The Lakeland 100 is a 104‑mile continuous loop through the Lake District, starting and finishing in Coniston. Though it doesn’t summit the most famous peaks, the course weaves through valleys, fells, and remote terrain, with roughly 6,800 m of climb across the route. Underfoot you’ll be mostly on public footpaths and bridleways (very little paved road), often on muddy, rocky or uneven ground. That means you’ll battle rough surfaces, boggy sections, and steep ups and downs. The fact the course starts in the evening, continues overnight and finishes under a strict 40‑hour cutoff, and you suddenly realise this isn’t just a long run: it’s a test of endurance, navigation, kit planning, pacing and mental composure under fatigue.
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TP Premium gives you a lot of extra features, but they are necessary for everyone. One of the big differences is it gives you the ability to move workouts. Our plans are carefully designed so that each week and exercise compliments the next. But life doesn't always allow us to follow it exactly. Whilst we don’t recommend changing our plans structure, moving workouts around to fit your schedule better can be more productive overall. Don’t worry, we won’t leave you on your own. If you have any questions get in touch and we can help.
You can see the full list of differences here.
It normally costs £14.99 a month, we get a slightly better price as a coach and can include this price as a 1 time fee during the length of your plan.
Once your plan is finished, we will revert your account to Training Peaks Basic -
Once you make your purchase we will be directly in touch via email.
We will get you set up on Training Peaks and share the plan with you (a separate email will arrive directly from training peaks).
You can create a Training Peaks Account hereGet running!
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Rate of Percieved Effort.
RPE is your subjective assessment of effort intensity, typically measured on a 1 to 10 scale where 1 is standing still and 10 is maximal effort. But for trail runners, RPE functions as something more sophisticated than simple perception. It's an integrated output signal that accounts for every variable your body is experiencing in real time.RPE works better because: it integrates cardiovascular strain, muscular fatigue, and environmental factors into one real time output signal. For example at mile 160 of Wild Horse it felt like a 9/10 effort, but the HR data would put me in zone 2. which is a better indication of how hard the work is being completed? It also teaches the internal regulation skills essential for ultra pacing when conditions deviate from plan.
Heart rate training breaks down in mountains because: cardiac lag creates a 30 to 90 second delay on variable terrain, making HR a historical record rather than current effort indicator; muscular damage from technical descents doesn't register in cardiovascular data; altitude elevates HR 10 to 20% independent of actual effortImplementation: Structure training around RPE targets (easy days at 3 to 4, tempo at 6 to 7, long runs at below 5) and let terrain create natural variation. Use HR for post run analysis and tracking trends, but regulate effort in real time by perceived exertion.
You can read about it all in our blog here