Trail and Ultra Running Training Plans

We pride ourselves on our personalized one on one run coaching, but we also wanted to provide basic training plans for those who prefer to be self guided, do not need a detailed plan, or who simply aren’t ready for the commitment of working with a coach. While we obviously believe in the results you can get with a personalized and dynamic training plan are far superior to a done for you plan, we get that it’s not for everyone, or may not be financially realistic.

Purchase Training Plans

The plans we have available for purchase have been designed by Coach Rick to help you successfully reach the finish line at your race. These plans have been designed so you have the confidence on race day that you will be able to go the distance.

These trail running and ultra marathon training plans are designed specifically for runners who are taking their first attempt at a new distance. You will safely and sustainably build your mileage up so you can have fun and not break your body down too much in order to minimize the chance of getting injured.

All training plans prescribe training by perceived level of effort (RPE) and by training time. Gauging the intensity of your run by is the simplest and most effective way to understand how hard you are running, and you avoid some of the pitfalls that you encounter when training by pace or heart rate, especially for less experienced athletes.

Training plans are provided on the Final Surge platform and will be accompanied by detailed guides covering how to train by RPE and a Training for the Trail Guide that covers everything from why we train by time not distance in trail running to how to incorporate elevation gain into your training to have the most successful attempt at your goal race.