Western States 100 Training Plan

About this plan

This plan is built for the Western States 100, start to finish. It is shaped around an ultra-distance race, running 22 weeks at a big 12 hours a week, so you know exactly what you are signing up for.

Every target is set as a percentage of your own threshold pace and heart rate, so it fits you and not some average athlete. The weeks climb and then ease in three-week blocks, and across them your endurance, your pace and the durability to hold it late on are trained in balance.

Held to from the first week, it will have you ready for the Western States 100 on the day it counts.

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Common questions

Who is this plan for?

The rider or athlete targeting the Western States 100. It suits an ultra-distance race, for someone who can give it a fairly steady 12 hours most weeks.

How much training does it involve?

It runs 22 weeks at a big 12 hours a week. The load builds in three-week blocks and then eases back, so the volume is real but never random.

How is the plan delivered?

A single payment drops the whole plan into TrainingPeaks for you, laid out session by session in plain English so nothing is left to guesswork.

Want it built around your life instead of off the shelf? See Plan Only.