Three Mistakes I made during my first 100 Mile Ultramarathon!

Back in October of 2020 I completed my first ultra marathon at the Mohican 100. Today I explain what three mistakes could have potentially derailed me and caused me to DNF. Thankfully that didn't happen. If you're a long distance runner, ultra runner, or running enthusiast, these 3 mistakes could help you avoid your own racing disaster. You're welcome!

[marlinweekley]

Speed work good for a race like Leadville but also for races with a lot of climbs I think it’s important to learn to power hike and really get proficient at using poles.
My final thing I have worked hard at during 100 milers is spending very little time at aid station. If i have a crew, grab go and eat while hiking.
Enjoying the channel 😀👍🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

[tonybowen]

Jason Koop says aerobic fitness is best. I've started adding in 45m tempo runs this year because of him. Now I'm on week two of a marathon training plan. I hate plans, but I'm starting to get that they work well even for ultras.

[marlinweekley]

Is that solid ice ?!😱 nice vid shots 😀👍🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

[jerdan]

Nice video. For QOD, Keurig for daily, I go French Press for weekends and special occasions. I did the Run Rabbit Run 100 in 2019 for my first 100, and I agree with #2. At around 60, I was going to drop. When I got to that aid station, I told them we need to go see the aid captain to drop. My crew must have "forgot" that part, because they proceeded to do the normal aid stop, and send me on my way. The rest of the day went great, but without them, I would have dropped for sure.

[Michael-hcft]

QOD: I have a combination, drip on one side and Keurig on the other. I am guilty of making all 3 of these mistakes (though I've never had a crew for any race). The biggest issue was number one where I misjudged the distance between aid stations (it was a few miles different than what was printed) and I ran out of water during the summer. Luckily, it was the last aid station before the finish but I ended up having to slow down to a crawl for the last section.

[matthewgromis]

QOD: 100% drip. There's nothing like getting out of bed and starting that full lot of coffee to kick off the day

[nextaidstation]

QOD: I like how the kcups give a good strong cup of joe. I limit myself to 2 kcups and then fill one of those reusable kcups for all the rest of the coffee I drink that day. I had a course recon fail at mile 4 of an ultra race! I'm chuckling about it now, but I wasn't then!

[con]

We have a super automatic expresso machine we bought cheap and fixed. Lattes without paying a mint!

[noahsullivan]

They make a K-cup refillable that we use its a metal mesh thing shaped like a k-cup. That way can put whatever coffe you like it isnt a million platic cups and get that nice hot coffe you like. They were cheap get like a 5 pack for 8 bucks on amazon.

[meredithjones]

I like how the majority of the comments are coffee related. We have our priorities ;)

[patmadlener]

I'm old school. Percolator for me.