Trail Marathons in August
Most August trail marathons are gentler, but they share its spirit: high, dry and steep.
Count back from race day
- Late January: start the 10-week primer
- Mid-April: start the 18-week plan
- Late July: peak week
- Mid-August: race day
Your training season. Spring base, summer build. Your peak overlaps vacation season; plan a trip around a long run, not instead of one. For a course with more than 5,000 feet of gain, add vertical beyond what the plan prescribes.
Masters Athlete Insights
Descending is where older legs pay. Practice long downhills at an easy effort, because the race finishes on them.
Start the 16-week 50K plan · Not 26 weeks out yet? Begin with the 10-week primer.
