RUNNING

An 18-Week 50K Training Plan For First-Time Ultrarunners

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Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday  Sunday 1 30:00


This is a steady, consistent, but easy effort.

45:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

Distance of Choice (DOC)

Listen to your body. If it’s a good day, go for a run. If not, take the day off.

1:00:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

45:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

DOC 1:30:00

Long Run – Effort level should be consistent and steady. If possible, do this run on hilly or mountainous terrain.

2 DOC 1:00:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

1:00:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

1:00:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

DOC 45:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

2:00:00

Long Run – Effort level should be consistent and steady. If possible, do this run on hilly or mountainous terrain.

3 Rest Day

Focus on recovery activities like stretching, foam rolling, or light cardio.

1:00:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

1:00:00

Tempo Run 

15-minute warm-up at base pace.

30-minute hilly tempo (HR 10 bpm higher than warm-up).

15-minute cool-down.

DOC 1:00:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

30:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

2:30:00

Long Run – Effort level should be consistent and steady. If possible, do this run on hilly or mountainous terrain.

4 Rest Day 1:00:00

Recovery Run – Your pace and heart rate should be a bit lower than those of a base run.

45:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

DOC 1:10:00

Hilly Intervals 

15-minute warm-up at base pace.

3 x 10 minutes at 12-15 bpm higher than base pace with 5-minute recovery job in-between.

15-minute cool-down.

30:00

Recovery Run

1:30:00

Long Run – Effort level should be consistent and steady. If possible, do this run on hilly or mountainous terrain.

5 DOC 1:07:00

Intervals

15-minute warm-up at base pace.

5 x 5 minutes at 20-25 bpm higher than base pace with 2-3 minute jog in-between.

15-minute cool down. 

DOC 1:00:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

1:00:00

Progression Run

15-minute warm-up at base pace.

30-minute hilly progression run (10 minutes at 10 bpm faster than base HR. Drop 2-3 bpm for each of the next 10-minute blocks).

15-minute cool down.

DOC 2:00:00

Long Run – Effort level should be consistent and steady. If possible, do this run on hilly or mountainous terrain.

6 DOC 1:00:00

Tempo Run 

15-minute warm-up at base pace.

30-minute hilly tempo (HR 10 bpm higher than warm-up).

15-minute cool-down.

DOC 1:00:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

1:00:00

Progression Run

15-minute warm-up at base pace.

30-minute hilly progression run (10 minutes at 10 bpm faster than base HR. Drop 2-3 bpm for each of the next 10-minute blocks).

15-minute cool down.

30:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

2:30:00

Long Run – Effort level should be consistent and steady. If possible, do this run on hilly or mountainous terrain.

7 Rest Day 1:15:00

Tempo Run

20-minute warm-up at base pace.

40-minute hilly tempo (HR 10 bpm higher than base pace).

15-minute cool-down. 

DOC 45:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

1:10:00

Hilly Intervals

15-minute warm-up.

3 x 10 minutes at 15 bpm higher than average pace with 5-minute recovery jog in between.

15-minute cool down.

1:15:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

3:00:00

Long Run 

Run at a steady, consistent effort. This run should be done on hilly or mountainous terrain to mimic race-day conditions.

8 Rest Day 30:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

30:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

DOC 1:00:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

45:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

1:30:00

Long Run 

Run at a steady, consistent effort. This run should be done on hilly or mountainous terrain to mimic race-day conditions.

9 DOC 1:00:00

Hill Repeats

20-minute warm-up.

20 x 20-second quick uphill repeats. These intervals should be intense. Give yourself 40 seconds easy jogging/walking between each interval.

20-minute cool-down.

1:00:00

Recovery Run

1:00:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

1:00:00

Intervals

15-minute warm-up at base pace.

5 x 4 minutes at 20-25 bpm faster than base pace with 2-minute recovery jog in-between.

15-minute cool-down. 

DOC 3:00:00

Long Run 

Run at a steady, consistent effort. This run should be done on hilly or mountainous terrain to mimic race-day conditions.

10 Rest Day 1:00:00

Hill Repeats

20-minute warm-up.

20 x 20-second quick uphill repeats. These intervals should be intense. Give yourself 40 seconds easy jogging/walking between each interval.

20-minute cool-down.

30:00

Recovery Run

45:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

1:00:00

Progression Run

15-minute warm-up at base pace.

30-minute hilly progression run (10 minutes at 10 bpm faster than base HR. Drop 2-3 bpm for each of the next 10-minute blocks).

15-minute cool down.

DOC 3:30:00

Long Run 

Run at a steady, consistent effort. This run should be done on hilly or mountainous terrain to mimic race-day conditions.

11 Rest Day 1:00:00

Intervals

15-minute warm-up at base pace.

10 x 90 seconds at 25 bpm higher than base pace with 90-second recovery jog in-between.

15-minute cool down.

30:00

Recovery Run

1:00:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

1:15:00

Tempo Run

20-minute warm-up at base pace.

40-minute hilly tempo (HR 10 bpm higher than base pace).

15-minute cool-down. 

DOC 4:00:00

Long Run 

Run at a steady, consistent effort. This run should be done on hilly or mountainous terrain to mimic race-day conditions.

12 Rest Day 30:00

Recovery Run

45:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

45:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

1:00:00

Intervals

15-minute warm-up at base pace.

8 x 60 seconds at 25 bpm higher than base pace with 90-second recovery jog in-between. 

15-minute cool-down.

DOC 1:30:00

Long Run 

Run at a steady, consistent effort. This run should be done on hilly or mountainous terrain to mimic race-day conditions.

13 1:00:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

1:07:00

Intervals

15-minute warm-up at base pace.

5 x 5 minutes at 20-25 bpm higher than base pace with 2-3 minute jog in-between.

15-minute cool-down. 

1:00:00

Recovery Run

DOC 1:20:00

Intervals

20-minute warm-up at base pace.

3 x 10 minutes at 15 bpm higher than base pace with 5-minute recovery jog in-between.

20-minute cool-down.

30:00

Recovery Run

3:00:00

Long Run 

Run at a steady, consistent effort. This run should be done on hilly or mountainous terrain to mimic race-day conditions.

14 Rest Day 1:11:00

Hybrid Tempo & Speed

15-minute warm-up at base pace. 

20-minute hilly tempo at 12 bpm faster than base pace.

5-minute recovery jog.

8 x 60 seconds at 25 bpm faster than warm-up with 1-minute recovery job in-between.

15-minute cool-down.

1:00:00

Recovery Run

DOC 1:20:00

Intervals

20-minute warm-up at base pace.

3 x 10 minutes at 15 bpm higher than base pace with 5-minute recovery jog in-between.

20-minute cool-down.

30:00

Recovery Run

3:30:00

Long Run 

Run at a steady, consistent effort. This run should be done on hilly or mountainous terrain to mimic race-day conditions.

15 Rest Day 1:00:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

1:00:00

Progression Run

15-minute warm-up at base pace.

30-minute hilly progression run (10 minutes at 10 bpm faster than base HR. Drop 2-3 bpm for each of the next 10-minute blocks).

15-minute cool down.

DOC 1:00:00

Tempo Run 

15-minute warm-up at base pace.

30-minute hilly tempo (HR 10 bpm higher than warm-up).

15-minute cool-down.

DOC 4:00:00

Long Run 

Run at a steady, consistent effort. This run should be done on hilly or mountainous terrain to mimic race-day conditions.

16 Rest Day 45:00

Recovery Run

1:00:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

1:00:00

Progression Run

15-minute warm-up at base pace.

30-minute hilly progression run (10 minutes at 10 bpm faster than base HR. Drop 2-3 bpm for each of the next 10-minute blocks).

15-minute cool down.

1:00:00

Recovery Run

DOC 1:30:00

Long Run 

Run at a steady, consistent effort. This run should be done on hilly or mountainous terrain to mimic race-day conditions.

17 Rest Day 1:00:00

Tempo Run

15-minute warm-up at base pace.

30-minute hilly tempo.

15-minute cool-down.

30:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

DOC 1:00:00

Progression Run

15-minute warm-up at base pace.

30-minute hilly progression run (10 minutes at 10 bpm faster than base HR. Drop 2-3 bpm for each of the next 10-minute blocks).

15-minute cool down.

DOC 1:30:00

Long Run 

Run at a steady, consistent effort. This run should be done on hilly or mountainous terrain to mimic race-day conditions.

18 DOC 45:00

Hill Repeats

20-minute warm-up.

10 x 20 seconds quick uphill repeats. These intervals should be intense. Give yourself 40-second easy jogging/walking between each interval.

15-minute cool-down.

30:00

Run at a steady, consistent effort.

30:00

Recovery run. 

DOC 50K Race Rest Day

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