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Great set of resources. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the 201 of this—essentially training plan selection, interpretation, and finally the next stage, when to actually get a coach.

For context, I’ve been using some “automated” programming (running) for my current 50-miler prep upcoming March (and did the same for my 50K in September). With my eye on a proper 100-mile in September. My sentiment is that once I close the chapter on the 50-mile, I ought to better consider an investment in proper human coaching/planning the next stage. From there cascades a whole other set of questions around that, but this would be my starting point.

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Hey Elliott -

If you're thinking about going the coach route then something to consider is doing a consult with your lead candidate for the 100.

Gives you a chance to get to know each other and helps you lay out your year with a view on the 100.

Jason's book is also a good read for thinking about the year.

https://www.jasonkoop.com/book

There's a lot of ultra specific ideas in there which go deeper than my experience long distance running experience. I particularly enjoyed his approach to hydration, calories and sodium.

I'll be building out the '201' across the year.

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