6/29/2023 0 Comments Download sahara ultra marathon![]() ![]() The 'Experts in Sport' podcast is a regular series that brings together experts from across Loughborough University with external thought leaders to discuss the latest research and hot topics in sport and academia. The full episode of this podcast can be found above and listeners can subscribe to the series by visiting Buzzsprout. Tom also touches on how the seasons can affect schedules. Tom and Richard also talk about how strength and conditioning training is used for endurance sports and how engaging with sports science can bring tangible advantages out on the course. ![]() “I will still keep a marathon or half marathon pace and tempo, and I will still do a session on Tuesdays in order to increase my lactate term point or threshold and my VO2 max and actually get fast.” So, for a 100k race, I’ll maybe do a 60k long run that will take around four hours. A 75-YEAR-old has become the oldest Briton to run an ultra-marathon in the Sahara Desert taking the record from explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes. “Whereas, when I pick up to the longer distances…I will either drop one session and I will either do a long run instead of that and that will go up to two thirds of the distance or time that I'm going to run. The Marathon des Sables (or Marathon of the Sand) is 156 miles long (the equivalent of six marathons), it lasts over 6 days, and here’s the kicker it’s run through the Sahara Desert. ![]() “My overall volume does increase… if I'm training for cross country and/or shorter races less than 10 miles or maybe even up to half marathon, it will be maximum of 100 miles a week with a session on Tuesday, Thursday, and then a fast tempo on Saturday, or combine into my long run on Sunday. But perhaps the most badass ultramarathon is the Marathon des Sables, which will be starting its 32nd annual race on Friday. Speaking about the increase in training pre-race, Tom explained: Download this stock image: Sahara Desert, Morocco, 5th October 2021 Kourci Dial Zaid to Jebel El Mraier Marathon des Sables, stage 3 of a six-day, 251 km ultramarathon, which is approximately the distance of six regular marathons. ![]()
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