The MicroCast

Why Your Longest Run Isn’t What Matters - and Should You Train by Time or Mileage?


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Are you obsessed with hitting big mileage numbers? Wondering if your longest run is long enough? In this episode of The MicroCast, we break down why your training should focus on time, not just miles, and how to use bootcamp-style weekends to train for an ultra without overtraining.

Hosts Zoë and Coach TJ David share their experience training for UTMB Chianti 120K—why they ditched racing in favor of a bootcamp, how to balance training fatigue vs. confidence, and whether data from your watch is actually helping or hurting your performance.

Plus, we answer a listener question: "How long should my longest run be?"

In This Episode, We Cover:✅ What an ultra training bootcamp is and why it works
Time vs. mileage-based training: Which is better?
✅ How to avoid junk miles and overtraining
✅ The psychology of training fatigue—and why it may be a good sign
✅ Why your watch data might be lying to you
✅ The real key to long run success (Hint: It’s not distance)

🎧 Listen now and learn how to train smarter, not harder!

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