Ultramarathons in February
Desert season. Train through the dark months, race in the sun.
February belongs to the desert. Black Canyon in Arizona and Sycamore Canyon in Sand Diego are good target races in warmer weather.
Count back from race day
- Mid-August: start the 10-week primer
- Late October: start the 16-week 50K plan
- Late January: peak week
- Mid-February: race day
Your training season. The build starts in crisp fall weather and peaks in the darkest weeks of winter. Hill work is your friend here: a treadmill at incline counts, and so does a stair climber when the trails are ice.
Masters Athlete Insights
The holidays fall in weeks 8 and 9, close to your recovery week. Use it. One relaxed week in December costs nothing; skipping recovery at 55 costs a season.
Start the 16-week 50K plan · Not 26 weeks out yet? Begin with the 10-week primer.
