Episode 475: Are Multiday Ultramarathons Soft?

About this episode

The episode discusses the growth of ultramarathon events and the competitive pressures within different disciplines of the sport.

The sport of ultramarathon is growing! With that, we have much more exposure to the wide range of events that fall within the ultra category. With growth, we see increased competitive pressure, but not always in a uniform manner. Let's discuss what this means for the different disciplines within ultramarathon, and what we will likely see in the coming years. Endurance Training Simplified Series Episode Sponsors: ProBio: probionutrition.com/endurance Code: Endurance (20% Off) LMNT: drinkLMNT.com/HPO (free sample pack with purchase) deltaG: deltagketones.com Code: BITTER20 (20% Off) Training Peaks: https://bit.ly/4bN041t Code HPOPOD (free 14-day trial) Support HPO: zachbitter.com/hposponsors HPO Website: zachbitter.com/hpo Zach's Coaching: zachbitter.com/coaching Zach's Journal: substack.com/@zachbitter Find Zach: zachbitter.com | IG: @zachbitter | X: @zbitter | FB: Zach Bitter | Strava: Zach Bitter

People in this episode

Host: Zach Bitter

Topics covered

• ultramarathon
• sports
• competition
• endurance training

Keywords

• multiday ultramarathons
• competitive pressure
• ultra category

Sponsors

ProBio, LMNT, deltaG, Training Peaks

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