However, there are a number of reasons why ultrarunners should implement strength training into their schedule if they can do so in a way that does not hinder their running. Explain how your strength training should shift as you get closer to your goal race.Describe how to fit strength training into and around your ultramarathon training plan, and.Give numerous examples of exercises that fit the aforementioned movement patterns, AND even break them down into three common modalities, so that runners – whether they have access to a full strength training gym, or have no equipment available at all – will be able to put together their own strength training program.Cover the 7 exercise movement patterns you can focus on to simplify the strength training process.

Never fear- Coach Heather who loves strength training ALMOST as much as she loves trail and ultrarunning is here to help. But the reality is that the world of “strength training” is expansive, with seemingly endless methods and modalities, and that can feel both overwhelming and confusing to many athletes who perhaps don’t spend a ton of time in a gym setting, and who want their main focus to be placed on running.

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