By Michal Činčiala — ultra runner, coach, Okinawa Yanbaru Ultra Camps. Fourteen years of racing on four continents, distilled into what actually matters.
Most people preparing for their first 100km focus on training. What they think about less is what the day itself will actually feel like — hour by hour, section by section. That gap is where most first ultras go wrong.
Read article →If you have run a marathon, you already know something about suffering. What you probably do not know yet is that a 100km ultra asks something fundamentally different from you. Not more of the same thing. Something different.
Read article →The sports nutrition industry would love to fuel your entire 100km on gels and bars. They are also one of the most common reasons people fail to finish long ultras. Here is what actually works.
Read article →In fourteen years of ultrarunning, the most consistent truth I have found is this: the legs are never the problem. The mind is always the problem. And the mind, unlike the legs, can be prepared.
Read article →The northern part of Okinawa's main island is called Yanbaru. It is a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site — and where I run 100km. Here is what the route actually looks like.
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