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

Your race has the preparation it needs.

Sep 26 NovDecJan 27FebMar
off-season basebuildingtaperracerecovery
Not building
37%
Longest build
12 wk
Racing descent
2.9k m
Off-season
4 wk

Vietnam Highlands Trail by UTMB 50K Elephant

Works

· 56 km, +2,946 m · 8.3–11.6 h on your feet · 4 wk easy running after

52 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.

There is time for a full build before this one.

The 16 weeks before it — a full build Enough

the dark row marks weeks with real climbing in them

12 wk building for this race
13.5 wk is a full build for you (shorter than the generic 16 weeks because you already run 45 km a week, well above the 25 km this distance assumes)
2 wk tapering, racing or recovering — building nothing
weeks with climbing: 12, the number this course asks for · descent work: 12 weeks, enough

Your training

23 weeks, starting this week
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This week · Vietnam Highlands Trail by UTMB 50K Elephant — base building 1 of 12

5h 15m of running · 925 m of climbing

  • Tue Easy hills + uphill strides 45m +325 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 45m · Easy
  • Sat Long run 2h 15m +475 m · Easy
  • Sun Recovery run or hike 45m +125 m · Very easy

Next week: Vietnam Highlands Trail by UTMB 50K Elephant — base building 2 of 12 · 5h 35m

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.