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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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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 -
• Complete UTMB training plan delivered through TrainingPeaks
• Structured trail-specific run sessions
• Hill and climbing workouts for mountain races
• Integrated strength & conditioning
• Progressive long runs and back-to-back weekends
• Race strategy and pacing guidance
• Kit and fuelling advice
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• Already run trails regularly
• Want a structured plan without paying for full coaching
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From the moment you leave Chamonix the course feels serious. Long alpine climbs stretch on for hours, technical descents slowly wear down your legs, and runnable sections are far rarer than most runners expect. The distances might be different, but the environment is the same for everyone. Even OCC, the shortest race, takes you high into exposed mountain paths. CCC and TDS stack fatigue quickly, and by the time UTMB runners reach Courmayeur at 80km, many already feel as though they have completed a full ultra.
The race is full of contrasts. You can start in warm sunshine and be pulling on layers against cold wind and rain a few hours later. Night running is guaranteed on UTMB and TDS, and very likely on CCC. Altitude plays a quiet but powerful role. Above 2,000m your heart rate behaves differently, eating becomes harder and every effort feels heavier than it should. Trails that seem straightforward in daylight can feel completely different at 3am when tiredness sets in.
Aid stations are welcoming and well stocked, but they can also swallow huge chunks of time if you are not organised. The real challenge is what happens between them. Steady fueling, controlled pacing and protecting your legs on the descents matter far more than any single fast section.
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Quad durability is the limiting factor for most runners, not cardiovascular fitness. By Courmayeur it's common to lose 30-60 seconds per kilometre on descents you'd normally cruise down. Over 100+ kilometres, that compounds dramatically.
Sleep deprivation doesn't just make you tired. It disrupts your ability to fuel, navigate and make decisions. Runners often stop eating properly without realising it, then hit a wall that takes hours to recover from.
Road fitness alone won't carry you. You need specific strength for thousands of metres of downhill, real hiking power for the climbs, systems that work when you're moving from 25°C sunshine into 5°C wind and rain at altitude, and the ability to keep fueling when everything feels hard.
Our training plan integrates our Iron Legs programme to help you skip up and down those alpine climbs.
