As the title says any advice on training for and/or running a backyard ultra for a first timer?
Background: I’m one of the “started running during covid”people. No longer morbidly obese and enjoying the hobby a lot! After my first marathon last October I decide to try a 50k in 2023 but have now transitioned to the idea of a backyard ultra with an 8+ lap goal.
Pacing is pretty individual, general guidance is slower so that you aren’t running yourself too hard but depending on the athlete “slow” is super individual.
Theres a pretty great documentary on the backyard ultra that the people who host the Barkley marathons put on, I think it does a great job of capturing the psychology of the last few standing. TLDR starting the next lap is the hardest part. https://youtu.be/ZRXKZSqvtrw