Ultra Running Hub Ultra-Trail Australia training plan
Next race day: Saturday, 15 May 2027.
Ultra-Trail Australia is a 101 km (62.8 mi) trail race from Katoomba, NSW, Australia. It runs through the Blue Mountains World Heritage area west of Sydney.
- Distance
- 101 km (62.8 mi)
- Climbing
- 4,400 m
- Climb per km
- 44 m/km
- Cut-off
- 28 h
- Pace the cut-off needs
- 16:38 /km (26:46 /mi)
- Typical May weather
- 14°C high, 5°C low
- Daylight around race day
- 10.4 h
- Nights near a cut-off finish
- at least 1
The climbing
4,400 m over 101 km is 44 m/km: mountain on our climb-rate scale. At 44 m/km the plan adds notes on poles and on protecting your legs on the descents.
The cut-off
28 h over 101 km averages 16:38 /km (26:46 /mi), aid stations included. Walkable throughout for most of the field. With 10.4 h of daylight, a 28 h finish runs through at least 1 night, whatever the start time.
Conditions
Typical May weather: 14°C high, 5°C low; mostly dry. A monthly average, not a forecast.
A 20-week plan for this course
20 weeks for a runner who has finished an ultra averaging 40 km a week, training 5 days a week.
Planning estimate for that runner: about 23.8 h, 4.2 h inside the 28 h cut-off. A planning figure, not a prediction.
- Peak week
- 12 h 46 min (81 km)
- Longest run
- 4 h 58 min (28.5 km)
- Back-to-back weekends
- 4
- Taper
- 13 days
- Night runs
- 2
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