Training Plans

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General

• Kevin Sayers' UltRunR Site- A compilation of advice taken from the Ultra List.  In my opinion, one of THE BEST resources covering all topics related to ultramarathon training!
• Ultramarathon 101 notes from Tom Perry of Fleet Feet Sports in Rochester, NY
• Ultramarathonrunning.com- Keith Godden's excellent scheduling and training site
• Marathon-training-program.com general tips for ultra training
• Suite101.com article on ultramarathon training
• Ultramarathon freshman seminar taught at LeHigh University in 1996
• Eric Grossman's article about preparing for an ultramarathon
• Weight training plan for ultramarathons (shameless plug- this is a site I own)
• Santa Clarita Runner's ultra schedule generator- for 50k and 50 mile training programs... pretty nifty!
• Therunnersguide.com- advice on running ultramarathons
• Bryon Powell's iRunFar.com article about ultrarunning
• Gary Cantrell article in Ultrarunning Online about ultrrunning
• eHow article about running ultramarathons
• Barefoot running and ultramarathons (another site of mine)
• Ultrarunning advice from someone who clearly has no idea what they are talking about :-)
• Link to my other links- There are more resources to be gound here
• Run 100 Miles blog- What is an ultramarathon?
• Pete Pfitzinger's articles about distance running
  

50k's

• Running Plannet listing of various marathon training programs that can be easily retrofitted to 50k's

50 Milers

• Runner's World article and training plan for running your first 50 miler
• Hal Higdon's ultramarathon training plan
• Mountain Massochist 50 Mile Training Plan

100k's

100 Milers

• Run100s.com- THE resource for North American 100 milers.  Stan's site was the original inspiration for my site
• Running your first 100- By Blake Norwood, RD for Umstead 100
• Shawn McDonald's Ultrarunning Advice- includes topics such as pacing, tapering, nutrition, hill training, and training for your first 100
• Cool Running link to "Essential elements to running 100 miles" forum thread
• Run 100 Miles- blog article on running your first 100

Barefoot / Minimalist Shoe Running

• Lose The Shoes- Learning the art of barefoot/ minimalist shoe running

• Barefoot Running University- My barefoot coaching/instruction site

Tools

• Cool Running Pace Calculator
• Flashlightreviews.com- A great site that reviews flashlights and headlamps
• Run/ Walk calculator- used to calculate overall pace when using a specific run/ walk strategy
• Time calculator for adding times to get a cumulative time
• McMillan running calculator- calculate your finish times based on results from other distances.  In my experience, relatively accurate.