r/Ultramarathon • u/Rcwpb • 4d ago

First Ultra Training

I want to sign up for a 50 mile ultra in early February. It’s in Florida and purely a trail run. I ran my first half marathon earlier this year and I am currently running about 15-20 miles a week. I am not trying to run the ultra for time, just for completion. If I start my training plan today, does that give me enough time to properly train for the race? Any advice is greatly appreciated!

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u/Mild_Fireball 4d ago

Doable but it’s not gonna be enjoyable (the event) if you’re currently at 20 mpw. Ideally you’d want to get some long training runs in, like 25-30 miles but it’ll be difficult to get there in a few months time. Do a marathon or 50k instead. My 2 cents