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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. Transgrancanaria 126K is the one to look at.

Sep 26 NovDecJan 27FebMarAprMay
off-season basebuildingtaperracerecovery
Not building
32%
Longest build
19 wk
Racing descent
5.6k m
Off-season
4 wk

Transgrancanaria 126K

Tight

· 125 km, +6,764 m · 23.8–33.1 h on your feet · 6 wk easy running after

54 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 21 weeks before it, where your build needs 24.

What would change this: build your long run to about 28 km before the block begins, or finish a 50–80 km race first; if your longest recent run is already longer than 22 km, say so under “your running”; 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 24 weeks before it — a full build Just enough

the dark row marks weeks with real climbing in them

19 wk building for this race
24 wk is a full build for you
2 wk tapering, racing or recovering — building nothing
weeks with climbing: 19, the number this course asks for · descent work: 19 weeks, enough

Your training

32 weeks, starting this week

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This week · Transgrancanaria 126K — base building 1 of 19

5h 30m of running · 1,125 m of climbing

  • Tue Easy hills + uphill strides 55m +400 m · Easy; strides strong but relaxed
  • Tue Strength (optional) 30m · Moderate: controlled reps, stop 1–2 short of failure
  • Wed Easy run 45m · Easy
  • Fri Easy run 40m · Easy
  • Sat Long run 2h 25m +575 m · Easy
  • Sun Recovery run or hike 45m +150 m · Very easy

Next week: Transgrancanaria 126K — base building 2 of 19 · 5h 45m

What you could change

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

  • change distance Take a shorter distance at the same event as Transgrancanaria 126K. It keeps the trip and the entry, and a shorter race costs less recovery while transferring nearly as much preparation.

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.