MILES OF MEANING / FIELD NOTES
My First Ultra
Find your bearings before choosing how to prepare.
5 areas · explore at your own pace
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Understand your first ultra
Start with distance boundaries. This collection is strongest on 100K; it is not a personal first-ultra training plan.
Understand
Read the scope and limitations before applying a recommendation.
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Question
Which guidance fits my event and what cannot be inferred from a 100K protocol?
Reflect
A reflection is an intention, not evidence of training or medical compliance.
Build an endurance foundation
Use the training overview to find the original 100K priorities and their rationale.
Understand
Read the scope and limitations before applying a recommendation.
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Question
Which priorities have direct ultra evidence, and which are extrapolated?
Reflect
A reflection is an intention, not evidence of training or medical compliance.
Rehearse fueling and hydration
Connect the fueling guidance to the full protocol before using a rehearsal card.
Understand
Read the scope and limitations before applying a recommendation.
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Question
What evidence supports these intake recommendations, and where might they not transfer?
Reflect
A reflection is an intention, not evidence of training or medical compliance.
Explore race decisions
Use the race overview to locate pacing, logistics and mental-performance resources.
Understand
Read the scope and limitations before applying a recommendation.
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Question
Which decisions need rehearsing, and which depend on the event?
Reflect
A reflection is an intention, not evidence of training or medical compliance.
Review and learn
Choose a reflection or leave this area unmarked. Revisit the original sources when your question changes.
Understand
Read the scope and limitations before applying a recommendation.
Read
Apply
Question
What would change my interpretation, and what remains uncertain?
Reflect
A reflection is an intention, not evidence of training or medical compliance.