Episode 15 - Tapering - Why Doing Less Gets You Faster
Tapering is not about resting, it’s about absorbing the training you’ve already done. After weeks or months of building fatigue through long runs and hard sessions, your body needs time to recover and...
1 Touko 9min
Episode 14 - Hydration Isn’t Just Water The Sodium Mistake That Breaks Long Runs
Hydration in long trail running is not just about drinking water. It is about replacing enough fluid and sodium to stay functional as conditions, duration, and sweat losses increase. This episode expl...
24 Huhti 9min
Episode 13 - HRV The Early Warning Sign Most Ultrarunners Ignore
HRV, or heart rate variability, is not a score that tells ultrarunners whether they are fit or unfit on a given day. It is a signal of how well the body is handling overall stress. That stress comes n...
17 Huhti 9min
Episode 12 - When More Training Becomes Less Progress
Training fatigue is normal. Overtraining is not. And very often, what runners call “overtraining” is actually a mix of excessive load, poor recovery, and under-fuelling.This episode explains the diffe...
10 Huhti 13min
Episode 11 - The Cost of Going Too Hard
Training hard has its place, but harder is not always better. In this episode, we explore why the real value of a session is not just in the stimulus it provides, but in the recovery cost it creates. ...
3 Huhti 10min
Episode 10 - How to Train Downhill Safely Without Wrecking Yourself
Downhill running is one of the most damaging parts of trail racing, not because it is aerobicly hard, but because it places heavy eccentric load on the muscles, especially the quads. In this episode, ...
27 Maalis 11min
Episode 9 - Running Fast by Slowing Down
In this episode of The Trail Running Briefing, we explore one of the most important but misunderstood ideas in endurance training: you often run faster by slowing down more often. Many runners make th...
20 Maalis 9min
Episode 8 - Why Zone 3 Is So Misunderstood
In this episode of The Trail Running Briefing, we unpack why Zone 3 is one of the most misunderstood training intensities in endurance sport. Often dismissed as “junk miles” or the “grey zone,” Zone 3...
13 Maalis 11min
