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The Road To Ultra

Author: Taran Hayes

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The Road To Ultra is one completely ordinary runner’s journey to completing their first ultra marathon. Tune in for discussions about every aspect of training on a budget, including training plans, nutrition, recovery, motivation, and more!
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Did Taran hit their goal time for the Westy? Tune in to find out! Plus plans for the off-season.
This is the pre-race episode for the Westy Half Marathon, including pace goals and nutrition and hydration strategy.
In this episode, Taran talks about their successes on the Bourbon Chase- and one major mistake.
In this episode, Taran talks about the joys and uncertainties of preparing for the Bourbon Chase. Tune in next week for the race report.
After a couple weeks of chaos and overwhelm, and not very much training, Taran is BACK! This is a quick update as we're preparing to leave for the Bourbon Chase this weekend.
Adherence to the training plan improves slightly with a gorgeous 9 mile long run on Friday, plus updates on sleep goals and new nutrition goals!
Ep 7: Food Is Hard

Ep 7: Food Is Hard

2022-09-1118:28

In this first of probably many episodes about food, Taran talks about goals and hurdles to eating to fuel life and running. CN: Food and dieting
Taran is still struggling to get through a training slump, but things appear to be turning around.
Taran's race-day misadventures for the Boulder Sunset 10k, and the goals of the training plan going into the next couple races.
In this training update, Taran discusses what's going well (morning walks) and what's not (everything else), and lays out a strategy to get back on track.
In this episode, Taran lays out their plans, goals, and hopes for the Boulder Sunset 10k taking place on Saturday, 8/27/22.
Welcome to the training update series! This week, Taran gives updates on their adherence (or lack of) to the training plan and new AM and PM routines. See episode 3 for more information about the training plan, episode 4 to learn about the AM and PM routines, and tune in to episode 5 on Friday, 8/26!
Ep 4: Catching Z’s

Ep 4: Catching Z’s

2022-08-1919:25

In episode 4, we look at why sleep is the cornerstone of training, and Taran chooses some sleep goals and strategies.
Ep 3: Starting Here

Ep 3: Starting Here

2022-08-1217:51

In the third episode, we look at the state of the race calendar between now and Race Day and the current training plan and resources Taran is using. Please check back for links to resources!
Ep 2: Why I Run

Ep 2: Why I Run

2022-08-0515:16

In the second episode of The Road To Ultra, Taran shares their "why"- why they run, and why they want to tackle an ultramarathon.
Welcome to The Road To Ultra! Meet Taran, an ordinary runner on a quest to become an ultramarathoner.
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