Ultramarathons in June
June is when the sport's spotlight swings to the Sierra for Western States and to Lake Tahoe for Broken Arrow. You may not be on that start line. Your 50K still gets the same long light and the same snowmelt in the creeks.
Count back from race day
- Mid-December: start the 10-week primer
- Late February: start the 16-week 50K plan
- Late May: peak week
- Mid-June: race day
Your training season. The cleanest build of the year: late-winter base, spring climbs, a May peak. If your race is high, plan a few long runs at altitude in the final six weeks.
Masters Athlete Insights
Mountain courses in June can still hold snow up top. Train on steep descents now; quads that hold up at 55 are built through eccentric load training.
Start the 16-week 50K plan · Not 26 weeks out yet? Begin with the 10-week primer.
