Ultra Running Hub Ultra-Trail Cape Town training plan
Next race day: Saturday, 21 November 2026.
Ultra-Trail Cape Town is a 100 km (62.1 mi) mountain race from Cape Town, South Africa.
- Distance
- 100 km (62.1 mi)
- Climbing
- 4,300 m
- Climb per km
- 43 m/km
- Typical November weather
- 19°C high, 16°C low
- Daylight around race day
- 14.0 h
The climbing
4,300 m over 100 km is 43 m/km: mountain on our climb-rate scale. At 43 m/km the plan adds notes on poles and on protecting your legs on the descents.
Conditions
Typical November weather: 19°C high, 16°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 55 km a week, training 5 days a week.
- Peak week
- 12 h 43 min (80 km)
- Longest run
- 4 h 55 min (27.5 km)
- Back-to-back weekends
- 4
- Taper
- 13 days
- Night runs
- 2
Build it around your race day
Set your weekly distance and training days against the 100 km of Ultra-Trail Cape Town.
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