Running Your First Ultra: Customizable Training Plans for Your First 50k to 100-Mile Race

This tried-and-true guidebook has helped more than 10,000 people take their running to the next level, thanks to expert advice and interactive activities from champion ultramarathon runner, Krissy Moehl. The updated edition features new quizzes and worksheets, space for keeping track of training info and more user-friendly formatting. There's an additional section on running 0 to 50 miles-perfect for beginners-and an entire chapter on training with four-legged friends.

Moehl's detailed yet flexible training schedule incorporates tactics learned during her inspiring career, with more than 100 races and 65 wins. The plan is separated into phases: a base phase to bulk up mileage, a hills and strength-training phase, a speed phase, an endurance phase and a fine-tuning phase. Along the way, readers will cross train, have built-in recovery time and track everything from calories burned to sleep and heart rate. They'll also be guided through selecting their first races, assembling their support teams, buying gear and getting adequate nutrition.

With her encouraging attitude, vast knowledge and enthusiasm for the sport, Moehl ensures aspiring long-distance runners train right and have fun doing it.