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Do your races work together? Every verdict comes from the course facts and from how much of one race's preparation carries over to the next. Nothing is saved unless you keep it in your account: your season lives in this page's address.

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

0 of 1 races have the preparation they need. Thames Trail Ultra is the one to look at.

Oct 26 NovDec
off-season basebuildingtaperracerecovery
Not building
83%
Longest build
1 wk
Racing descent
0.3k m
Off-season
4 wk

Thames Trail Ultra

Not doable

· 76 km, +289 m · 8.6–11.9 h on your feet · 3 wk easy running after

4 m of climb per km — a flat course, run end to end.

Course, cutoffs and race-day guide

Only 2 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)
1 wk tapering, racing or recovering — building nothing
climbing weeks: 1 of the 8 this course asks for

Your training

10 weeks, starting this week
What do I do today?

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This week · Thames Trail Ultra — one build week before the taper

4h 45m of running · 175 m of climbing

  • Tue Long climb and descent durability 1h 5m +75 m · Steady race-specific effort
  • Tue Strength (optional) 20m · Moderate: controlled reps, leave 3–4 in reserve
  • Wed Easy run 35m · Easy
  • Fri Easy run 20m · Easy
  • Sat Long run 2h 5m +100 m · Easy to steady
  • Sun Optional flat recovery 40m · Very easy

Next week: Thames Trail Ultra — taper · 2h 20m

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 Thames Trail Ultra Thames Trail Ultra inherits the terrain work instead of starting from zero.
  • change distance Take a shorter distance at the same event as Thames Trail Ultra Thames Trail Ultra. 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 Thames Trail Ultra Thames Trail Ultra's preparation has the weeks it needs. Find alternatives →
  • drop Leave Thames Trail Ultra Thames Trail Ultra 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.