Training Essentials for Ultrarunning: How to Train Smarter, Race Faster, and Maximize Your Ultramarathon Performance

A TRAINING REVOLUTION IS COMING TO ULTRARUNNING.

Ultramarathons are not just longer marathons, and you can't train for them by simply doing more running. Ultrarunning presents unique training and nutrition challenges and requires a totally new approach to preparation.

Training Essentials for Ultrarunning is your best guide to preparing for ultramarathon. Unlike so many "it worked for me" training books, Coach Jason Koop's race-proven program is based on sound sports science, the most up-to-date research, and years of experience coaching the sport's star runners to podium performances.

What You'll Gain

. The science behind maximizing ultramarathon performance

. How to plan your season for better racing

. The ADAPT method for solving a race-day crisis

. Common failure points and how to fix them

. Interval training to focus workload, make bigger improvements, reduce injury risk, and race faster

. Simple, effective fueling and hydration strategies

. How to reach your goal, whether it's to finish or to win!

Featuring stories and advice from ultrarunning stars, plus an invaluable guide to 10 of North America's most iconic ultras, Training Essentials for Ultrarunning is a must-read for first timers and ultra veterans alike.

"Everyone has an inexhaustible well of grit, guts, and determination, but great training helps, too. If you want to come to Leadville and succeed, Training Essentials for Ultrarunning is a book you need to read."

-KEN CHLOUBER, founder of the Leadville Trail 100 Run

"Jason has helped me to be the best athlete I can be, which has involved mental and emotional training as much as physical." -DAKOTA JONES, professional ultrarunner

"Coach Koop is quietly one of the most influential people in the sport of ultrarunning." -DYLAN BOWMAN, 3-time top-10 finisher at Western States 100

"Jason Koop communicates complex science in a way that everyone can understand. If you're looking for a technical guide to ultras, look no further than Training Essentials for Ultrarunning." -BRYON POWELL, founder of iRunFar.com, author of Relentless Forward Progress

JASON KOOP is director of coaching for CTS. He is ultrarunning's preeminent coach for elite athletes such as Dakota Jones, Alex Varner, Tim Olson, Jen Benna, Mike Foote, Dylan Bowman, and Kaci Lickteig.