Endure Weekly
The Index Long-form Guides

The pieces we keep coming back to.

Substantive long-form for ultrarunners, training, race-prep, the things that actually move your finish time. Mostly written from inside the bib. New guide every other Wednesday.

  1. № 01
    Training 14 min read

    Training for Your First Hundred, 24 Weeks, Plainly

    A real 24-week build for a 50-mpw base runner. Back-to-backs, taper math, what to drop when life gets in the way.

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  2. № 02
    Fueling 11 min read

    Ultra Fueling by the Hour

    A working calorie clock for 12 to 36 hours. Real food vs gels, sodium math, the bonk window.

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  3. № 03
    Crew & pacer 9 min read

    A Field Guide for Crews and Pacers

    What to put in the cooler, what to say at mile eighty, and the small things that quietly save a hundred-miler.

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  4. № 04
    Training 7 min read

    Back-to-Back Long Runs, Weekend by Weekend

    The single most important block in ultra prep, how to build BTBs progressively without breaking yourself.

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  5. № 05
    Training 9 min read

    Training for Your First 50K, 16 Weeks, Plainly

    A 16-week plan from marathon-fit to 50K-fit. The shortest ultra distance, but still a real one.

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  6. № 06
    Training 11 min read

    Training for Your First 50 Miler, 20 Weeks, Plainly

    A 20-week plan from 50K-fit to 50-mile-fit. The shift in volume, the back-to-back becomes king.

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  7. № 07
    Training 7 min read

    The Ultra Taper, A 3-Week Protocol

    What to cut, what to keep, and the taper-madness anxiety that means it's working.

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  8. № 08
    Recovery 7 min read

    Post-100 Recovery, Two Weeks of Doing Less

    Recovery protocol, when to start running again, and the post-race depression nobody warns you about.

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  9. № 09
    Training 11 min read

    Training for Your First 100K, 22 Weeks, Plainly

    A 22-week plan from 50-mile-fit to 100K-fit. The bridge to a 100-miler, and the distance that teaches you night running.

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  10. № 10
    Race Strategy 9 min read

    The Sub-24 Strategy, Earning the Buckle

    Pacing, aid-station discipline, training-week structure, and the mistake that costs more sub-24 attempts than any other.

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  11. № 11
    Mental 8 min read

    Mental Training for Ultras

    Segmenting, the dark-patch protocol, the dropping conversation, and what to think about for fourteen hours.

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  12. № 12
    Training 14 min read

    Training for Your First 200-Miler28 Weeks, Plainly

    A 28-week plan from 100-mile fit to 200-mile fit. Foot care, sleep strategy, crew choreography, the skills 100-mile training never taught you.

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  13. № 13
    Race Strategy 11 min read

    Race-Day Pacing Strategy for Ultras

    The four phases. The conversation test. The aid-station math. The closing-phase acceleration. Pacing isn't a chart, it's a discipline.

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