16 Week Training Plan 50 Mile: Progressive

16 Week Training Plan

Are you looking to do another 50-mile ultra but you’re looking to progress and not sure how to go about it? Life is really busy so you struggle to get the training in as much as you would like? If this sounds like you, then you’ve come to the right place!

Welcome to this progressive 16-week plan made for a runner who is looking to complete a flat 50mile ultra but doesn’t have tons of time to train. Generic plans are just guides and nothing can beat a personalised plan but this plan should give you the basic tools you need to get through. My top tip when following any plan is to record a video diary at the end of each week, reviewing how the week went and how you are feeling. So, when you look back at the video on the recovery week, you can assess if you are ready to move on with the next training block. If you are tired, fatigued having niggles, don’t continue. At times fitness doesn’t always improve as we hope every week. There’s no shame in repeating a previous week to let your body condition to a new training load.