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Your running: 45 km/week · 22 km longest · 5 days · mixed terrain · some experience

0 of 1 races have the preparation they need. Puglia by UTMB MLT 85K is the one to look at.

Sep 26 NovDec
off-season basebuildingtaperracerecovery
Not building
88%
Longest build
1 wk
Racing descent
2.0k m
Off-season
4 wk

Puglia by UTMB MLT 85K

Not doable

· 85 km, +2,000 m · 11.5–16 h on your feet · 4 wk easy running after

24 m of climb per km — rolling; you will run almost all of it.

Course, cutoffs and race-day guide · Training volume does not certify the technical alpine skills, self-support or intermediate cutoffs this race asks for: check them on the race page.

Only 3 weeks before it, where your build needs 18.5 (the generic figure is 20).

What would change this: tick “keep a weekly climb” below, so the earlier block builds the terrain this race needs; or if you have raced this distance before, say so under “your running” — an experienced runner needs a shorter build than the generic one; or a higher current weekly volume shortens the build this race needs; or a shorter distance at the same event, or a later edition.

The 20 weeks before it — a full build Not enough

the dark row marks weeks with real climbing in them

1 wk building for this race
18.5 wk is a full build for you (shorter than the generic 20 weeks because you already run comfortably above the 35 km this distance assumes)
2 wk tapering, racing or recovering — building nothing
climbing weeks: 1 of the 8 this course asks for · descent work: 1 of 4

Your training

12 weeks, starting this week
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This week · Puglia by UTMB MLT 85K — one build week before the taper

5h 15m of running · 1,000 m of climbing

  • Tue Long climb and descent durability 1h 5m +350 m · Steady race-specific effort
  • Tue Strength (optional) 20m · Moderate: controlled reps, stop 1–2 short of failure
  • Wed Easy run 20m · Easy
  • Fri Easy run 20m · Easy
  • Sat Long trail day: part 1 2h 20m +500 m · Easy to steady
  • Sun Long trail day: part 2 1h 10m +150 m · Very easy

Next week: Puglia by UTMB MLT 85K — taper · 2h 50m

What you could change

In the order most runners prefer: keep the trip if you can, drop the race last.

  • keep stimulus Keep one weekly climbing session, and controlled descents, through the earlier block so Puglia by UTMB MLT 85K inherits the terrain work instead of starting from zero.
  • change distance Take a shorter distance at the same event as Puglia by UTMB MLT 85K. It keeps the trip and the entry, and a shorter race costs less recovery while transferring nearly as much preparation.
  • move or replace Look for a similar race later in the window, so Puglia by UTMB MLT 85K's preparation has the weeks it needs. Find alternatives →
  • drop Leave Puglia by UTMB MLT 85K for next season.

One coherent season: each demanding race gets its own build, taper and recovery; shorter races are placed inside a build. Recovery spacing and carry-over are reviewed product conventions calibrated against our reference plans, not physiological measurements. Planning guidance from course facts and your stated training — not medical or coaching advice. Recovery spacing, how much preparation carries over, and how many climbing weeks a course asks for are our own reviewed conventions — inspectable, and not measurements of your physiology.