What I Wish I Knew
First-ultra hindsight: leave room to adapt
Rehearse an easy opening effort on comparable terrain.
TRAIN · FUEL · RECOVER · ENDURE
Miles of Meaning
Ultra endurance,
understood.
Evidence-based training, fueling, recovery, race strategy, and the mental side of going long.
01 / RESEARCH PULSE
Read beyond
the headline.
LATEST PUBLISHED EDITION4 publications · 3 findings selected
EARLY & CONTEXTUAL EVIDENCE
Downhill durability, load distribution and sensor limits
Four publications support gradual eccentric adaptation, conditional downhill technique cues and cautious interpretation of body-composition and sweat-sensor data. They reinforce the existing plan without creating a new universal dose.
Read the complete research briefWhat changes?
No protocol change. Interesting findings are not automatically a reason to change your training.
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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
Neurophysiological and neuromuscular responses associated with the repeated bout effect following eccentric exercise
Keep downhill progression gradual, track immediate and 24- and 48-hour responses, avoid forcing foot-strike changes, and keep fueling or hydration decisions multi-source rather than sensor-controlled.
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BIOMECHANICAL RUNNING STUDY
Foot-strike pattern and lower-limb loading during downhill running
Keep downhill progression gradual, track immediate and 24- and 48-hour responses, avoid forcing foot-strike changes, and keep fueling or hydration decisions multi-source rather than sensor-controlled.
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CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Predictive factors for running economy in female recreational runners
Keep downhill progression gradual, track immediate and 24- and 48-hour responses, avoid forcing foot-strike changes, and keep fueling or hydration decisions multi-source rather than sensor-controlled.
Primary source (opens in a new tab)
Source verification and evidence confidence are different. Some archive sources remain unresolved. Check the source audit
02 / THE PRACTICAL PROTOCOL
The week,
made practical.
The condensed 100K action plan. Keep the essentials close, and the reasoning within reach.
100K COLLECTION / v1.2
Start with readiness
Check whether today’s session still makes sense.
Know the purpose
Connect the session to the priorities in your plan.
Keep the boundaries visible
Use the cautions and stop rules alongside the advice.
03 / FROM THE FIELD
THE ORIGIN COLLECTION
ORIGIN STORY · EDITORIAL
A 100K question.
A longer view.
Miles of Meaning began with a practical question: how can research become useful in an actual training week? The original protocols, tools and research history remain the foundation.
Read the origin storyExperience has a place here. It stays clearly separate from scientific evidence.
A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
Same paths.
A wider view.
Training, physiology, fueling, recovery, psychology and race execution belong in the same conversation. Understanding their connections helps us ask better questions about going long.
Our perspective04 / KEEP EXPLORING
Worth your attention.
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Lessons from people who go long.
Long Run Listening
Life at the cutoff: planning with less margin
Confirm whether each cutoff means arrival or departure.
Aid Station Wisdom
A clear job for every aid-station stop
Choose the essential tasks before reaching the station.