How to train this mess?
Hey everyone! 👋
I’m new both to this forum and to the app, so I wanted to introduce myself and ask for a bit of advice, because from what I’ve seen this community is incredibly helpful and supportive. I’ve been reading through a lot of posts lately and honestly the amount of knowledge and encouragement here is amazing. 🙌
I’m 35 years old, 1.80 m tall, and around 76 kg. I’ve been running for years, although never in a super structured way. I’ve worked with a coach a couple of times, but only very sporadically. Now I’d really like to start training more consistently and intelligently.
My current PB was set this past Easter in a half marathon, where I ran a 1:32. I entered those stats into the app and I was pleasantly surprised to see it immediately start suggesting workouts and training paces, which I think is awesome.
The issue is that I currently have several very different goals, and I’m not sure how I should configure the app so it works properly for my situation:
In September I have a mountain half marathon with around 2,000 meters of elevation gain, so obviously it’s nothing like a normal road half marathon.
In October I’m doing a relay race where each stage is 10 km, and I expect to run around four stages, so roughly 40 km total in one day.
And on top of that, I’ve always had the idea of eventually training for a full marathon… Maybe next spring?
My main doubt is that, from what I can see, the app seems mostly focused on flat road racing. I haven’t been able to find any way to account for elevation gain or trail-specific effort, and that’s what’s confusing me.
So I’m wondering:
Should I still configure the mountain race as a normal half marathon?
Whitch is the best way to train both?
Does anyone here use the app successfully for trail running or races with a lot of elevation?
Any advice or personal experience would be hugely appreciated, especially from people who combine both road and trail running.
Thanks in advance! 💪🏃