I find a 10 week training ramp up to be perfect Centurion race prep. Any longer than 10 weeks and I risk burnout or injury. My normal weekly training is 10 hours – 50 miles per week. This is a good base for me.  Prior to this 10 week race prep in 2018 I walked a 50K race in February. Walked a Marathon in March and again in April. Walked 100 Miles at the United States Centurion Qualifier in June. **** This is not Couch to Centurion in 10 weeks.****

Ten weeks before my Centurion race:

I walk most of my training sub 12:30 minutes per mile. During this Ten week ramp up I start increasing the pace with a goal of sub 12:00 minute mile average pace. I want to push the pace every workout. I want my training ramp up to be hard. Train hard = Race easy. During my taper I reduce the hours walked not the pace. I continue to do my strength training of Planks, Push-ups and Pull-ups during my ramp up.

Walking sub 12 minute miles most workouts and EVERY workout during my taper is a BIG confidence booster going into a Centurion race. I have no intentions of racing that fast. It makes my normal Centurion pace of 13:30 feel very easy. I want a Centurion race to feel easy for as long as I can. The only way that is going to happen is if I make my training Ramp up Hard.

TRAIN HARD = RACE EASY!