Anthony Grant (Run Ant Run)
30-page PDF · 10 sections · Instant download
Get to Your First 100-Mile Finish Line
A field guide from a Tarawera 100M, Faultline 162km, Northburn 100 and 8 Peaks 170km (solo, Queenstown to Wanaka, 9000m+ vert) finisher. Mindset, training, night running, crew, nutrition for 24+ hours. What actually changes at the distance, and how to be ready for it.
4+
100-mile finishes
Tarawera 100M, Faultline 162km, Northburn 100, 8 Peaks 170km solo
10
Sections
Training to post race, end to end
30
Pages
No filler. Read it in one sitting.
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Tarawera 100M finisher · Faultline 162km finisher · Northburn 100 finisher · 8 Peaks 170km solo (Queenstown to Wanaka, 9000m+ vert) · 40+ ultras · NZ-based
This is for you if
- You've done shorter ultras and you're stepping up to a 100 for the first time
- You want to understand what actually changes at the distance, not just more of the same
- You'd rather go in prepared than spend 30 hours discovering everything the hard way
What’s inside the 30 pages
The 100-mile mindset
Why walking is part of the plan, not a failure.
Training structure
Back-to-backs, peak weeks, and what not to overdo.
Running through the night
Lights, layers, and staying awake at 3am.
Nutrition for 24+ hours
Carbs, salt, and what to do when food stops working.
Crew, pacers, drop bags
A simple system so nothing gets forgotten at 90km.
Mental frameworks for the deep low
What to do at the point you want to quit.
A look inside
Section 1 · How do you train to run for 24 to 36 hours straight?
Training
The question I always get from people is 'How do you train to run for 24-36 hours straight?'. The short answer is - by spending a lot of time running. Ideally on similar terrain to your race, but mostly at slow paces in whatever time you can get together. 100 miles presents some unique challenges, so you really want your training to have been solid so a lack of conditioning is not one of those things. Control the controllable. Note: In my other guide I talk to the core training principles of ultra running that apply to all ultras. I haven't included those here. If you want to do that, DM on Instagram and I'll send it your way!
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