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5 Reasons You Should NOT Run UTMB This Year | Running


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00:00 Intro
00:45 Background
01:11 Bucket List
02:03 Setting yourself up to fail
02:58 Do this instead, Number 1
04:01 Play to your environment
05:15 City Marathons
06:11 Look at the goal and work back
07:24 This is not just for winners
08:32 Two choices
09:34 This is my view, what's yours?

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5 Reasons You Should NOT Run UTMB This Year | Running

In This Video, You'll Learn:
1. Why Rushing Into UTMB Is a Bad Idea – The reality of running UTMB without proper experience.
2. The Importance of Mountain Training – Why big climbs, long descents, and technical terrain matter.
3. How Your Environment Affects Your Training – If you live in a city, UTMB might not be the best race for you.
4. The Risks of Bucket List Racing – Why chasing big-name races without preparation can be dangerous.
5. The Right Way to Build Up to UTMB – Smarter alternatives that will actually prepare you for ultra trail races.

Key Topics Covered:
• Why UTMB isn’t just another marathon you can sign up for
• How lack of mountain experience can lead to DNFs, injuries, or worse
• The best race choices for runners who train in urban environments
• Why box-ticking and bucket-list racing is the wrong approach
• How to build the skills, endurance, and experience needed for UTMB

In This Video, You’ll Discover:
• The 5 biggest reasons you shouldn’t run UTMB this year
• Why ultra trail running requires more than just endurance
• How to prepare for UTMB the right way—without risking injury or failure
• What races you should focus on instead if you don’t have access to mountains
• How to avoid becoming another UTMB dropout statistic

#MarathonTraining #RunningPotential #Sub3HourMarathon #RunningGoals #EnduranceTraining #MarathonTips #FastRunning #RunningPerformance #TrainingInsights #RunningMotivation #UTMB #runningtips 

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