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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. Ultra-Trail Mount Yun by UTMB EMY 20K is the one to look at.

Sep 26 OctNov
off-season basebuildingtaperracerecovery
Not building
83%
Longest build
1 wk
Racing descent
1.4k m
Off-season
4 wk

Ultra-Trail Mount Yun by UTMB EMY 20K

Not doable

· 22 km, +1,400 m · 3–4.2 h on your feet · 3 wk easy running after

64 m of climb per km — a hiking-and-running day; only the front of the field runs the climbs.

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 2 weeks before it, where your build needs 9 (the generic figure is 12).

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 12 weeks before it — a full build Not enough

the dark row marks weeks with real climbing in them

1 wk building for this race
9 wk is a full build for you (shorter than the generic 12 weeks because you run 45 km a week, far above the 18 km this distance assumes)
1 wk tapering, racing or recovering — building nothing
climbing weeks: 1 of the 4 this course asks for

Your training

10 weeks, starting this week

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This week · Ultra-Trail Mount Yun by UTMB EMY 20K — one build week before the taper

5h of running · 1,250 m of climbing

  • Tue Race-terrain rehearsal 1h +450 m · Controlled hard
  • Tue Strength (optional) 20m · Moderate: controlled reps, stop 1–2 short of failure
  • Wed Easy run 40m · Easy
  • Fri Easy run 40m · Easy
  • Sat Long run 2h +650 m · Easy to steady
  • Sun Recovery run or hike 40m +150 m · Very easy

Next week: Ultra-Trail Mount Yun by UTMB EMY 20K — taper · 2h 30m

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 Ultra-Trail Mount Yun by UTMB EMY 20K inherits the terrain work instead of starting from zero.
  • change distance Take a shorter distance at the same event as Ultra-Trail Mount Yun by UTMB EMY 20K. 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 Ultra-Trail Mount Yun by UTMB EMY 20K's preparation has the weeks it needs. Find alternatives →
  • drop Leave Ultra-Trail Mount Yun by UTMB EMY 20K 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.