A trail runner on a grassy ridge above a sea of clouds

Trail running training plan

Trail asks for more than distance: climbing, descending, terrain and time on your feet. Your plan trains all four.

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Wherever you start

First trail race — learn the terrain
Ultra, 50 km and beyond — time on feet and fuelling
Mountain race — vertical gain and descents

Plan length

12 to 24 weeks, depending on distance and elevation.

Example

A typical week in the build phase

MonRest
TueHill repeats8 × 90 s uphill, walk down5.6 mi
WedEasyZone 2, conversational5 mi
ThuTempo40 min steady on rolling terrain6.2 mi
FriRest
SatTrail long runHilly route, practise eating14.9 mi
SunBack-to-backEasy on tired legs, on trail7.5 mi

Week total39 mi

The sessions that matter

Hill repeats

Strength and power for the climbs, without the impact of flat speed work.

Back-to-back long runs

Two long days in a row to train endurance on tired legs.

Descents

Practised on purpose, so your legs still work in the last third of the race.

Start

A template plan for your goal, ready right away.

Four questions, and a plan built automatically based on your level and your number of sessions.

$39one payment

You pay once. Nothing renews.

Four questions: goal, race date, level, sessions per week
Built automatically based on your level and your number of sessions
Up to your race, 20 weeks at most; 8 weeks without a race (up to 15 if you start with walk-run)
Paces from a recent race time, otherwise by perceived effort
Ready as soon as you pay if you ask to start right away

Best for getting started fast with a simple framework, paid once.

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Essential

Your plan all the way to your goal, updated when your situation changes.

Your plan all the way to your goal, built automatically from your answers, and updated as soon as your situation changes.

$99a year

or $9.90 a month

Monthly: first month free on your first subscription · no commitment, stop whenever you want

Built from the full questionnaire: your running background, your week, your constraints
A plan all the way to your goal, then the next block
Updated as soon as you change your profile: goal, availability, pain
Private athlete space and a log of your sessions
Monthly or yearly, no commitment

Best for a whole season, with a plan that follows your situation.

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Complete

Most personal

Built from your answers and reviewed by a person.

Your plan built from your answers and reviewed by a person, with nutrition and race strategy. Automatic analysis of your watch data is coming soon. A subscription with no commitment: monthly, first month free on your first subscription; yearly, paid in one go.

$250a year

or $24.90 a month

Monthly: first month free on your first subscription · no commitment, stop whenever you want

Built from the full questionnaire: your background, your week, your constraints
Reviewed by a person before it reaches you
Messages to adjust a session, and a plan that moves with you
Private athlete space: plan, reference paces, messages
Nutrition and hydration included: carbohydrate, fluid and sodium, hour by hour (Fuel)
Race strategy and briefing included: target splits, aid stations, A, B and C scenarios (Race)
As many races as you want in the year, without paying again
Coming soon: automatic analysis of your watch data