Tango History Highway Ultramarathon

I’ve had time to digest MDS and decided the first step in training is an ultra-marathon.  Ultras vary in distance, but essentially anything longer than a marathon.  Best prep for the 84km/ 52mi stage 4 of MDS will be to race the distance (or longer) in the lead-up.

A brief internet search, and I’m in luck, The Tango History Highway Ultra, 100km/ 63mi run in Kansai area of Japan near where I’ll be living!  A perfect way to get to know my new area and prep for MDS.

hard to follow but that's a lot of climbing starting at 60km!

How to train for 100km?  Great question.  I'm starting with this training plan taken from the internet and will modify given I won’t be ready for a 3hr session in wk 1.