Advanced tapering — dropping load without losing fitness for race day
2026-05-24 · tapering, periodization, peak, race day
What Mujika, Bosquet, and Pyne actually found about backing off volume without touching intensity. How much to drop, how many weeks, and the mistakes that cost you minutes on race day.
How to train for your first ultra trail (UTMB OCC, Western States qualifier, Cocodona)
2026-05-23 · ultra, trail, utmb, periodization, beginners
Marathon to 50K/55K in the mountains. The real volume you need, how to break it into phases, what to drop and what to add versus a road plan, and how not to break before the start line.
Polarized vs pyramidal vs threshold — which training philosophy fits you
2026-05-23 · philosophy, polarized, threshold, periodization
The three intensity distributions everybody in endurance argues about. Which one fits which athlete, and how to pick without drowning in the theory.
Sub-40 10K plan — the ideal week (with the reasoning behind every session)
2026-05-24 · 10k, sub-40, running, periodization, weekly plan
The model week the Vetta engine uses for a sub-40 10K athlete. 5-6 sessions, intensity split, what each one does and how to string them across 12 weeks. Not a recipe — a skeleton you can adapt.