Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon
If you are thinking about a first ultra marathon or marathon this is the podcast for you. Running 44@60 began as a motivational and educational tool to help host Trevor Lee celebrate in 2021 a landmark birthday by running his first ultra marathon - the 44 mile Classic Quarter on the Cornish coastal path from Lizard Village to Lands End.
The run was completed and the podcast has evolved and features runners and running specialists offering tips and advice from training to nutrition via race planning, kit, etc…
Most episodes are around 25 minutes of fast paced, energising and inspiring tips, advice and ideas.
Check out Trevor’s running/business book - ’12 Business Lessons from Running an Ultra Marathon’ - available now on Amazon
You can find all episodes at: https://www.trevorjlee.com/44-at-60/running-40-60-podcast/
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon
7 top tips for first time Ultra Runners from a first time Ultra Runner
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In this episode Trevor aims at first time Ultra Runners sharing his tips from being a first time ultra runner. A summary of those tips is below:
- Find the ultramarathon you want to do, book it, and then tell everyone you’re doing it
- Study the course plan, if you can do some recces great if not use Google maps / earth watch videos, listen to podcasts etc...
- Have a training plan that works for you. My recommendation would be in the last 13 weeks do some back-to-back runs maybe 16 one day and 13 the next and build in some hill work (run up the hills in training)
- Practice eating and drinking in the last 3 to 4 months of training. You need to know what you’re going to be comfortable eating on the day . Practice eating even on short runs so if you’re doing 6 miles take something to eat after 3.
- Taper early - I did from three weeks out and the four short runs I did in those last three weeks were all at ultra pace
- Recruit a reliable crew if you need crew for your event.
- If it is going to be hilly then walk up all the hills and consider using running poles but of course if you do that then do practice with them prior.
And the bonus one - go and have a big day out, you know you’ve done the planning and the preparation so all you’ve got to do now is go and enjoy the day
Good luck
The Running 44@60 podcast began as a learning / motivational tool for host Trevor Lee in his quest to run a first ever ultra - the Classic Quarter in 2021 - here's the story of Running 44@60
The first episode was broadcast in August 2019. The final episode - number 173 - went out on January 31st 2025.
Trevor wrote a book on the back of the Classic Quarter: 12 Business Lessons from Running an Ultra Marathon - all proceeds go to the Children's Hospice South West
