Ultra Running Hub Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji training plan
Date not announced; usually late April (date TBC).
Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji is a 168 km (104.4 mi) mountain race from Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan.
- Distance
- 168 km (104.4 mi)
- Climbing
- 8,000 m
- Climb per km
- 48 m/km
- Typical April weather
- 15°C high, 4°C low
- Daylight around race day
- 13.3 h
The climbing
8,000 m over 168 km is 48 m/km: mountain on our climb-rate scale. At 48 m/km the plan adds notes on poles and on protecting your legs on the descents.
Conditions
Typical April weather: 15°C high, 4°C low; showers likely. A monthly average, not a forecast.
A 24-week plan for this course
24 weeks for a runner who has finished an ultra averaging 60 km a week, training 5 days a week.
- Peak week
- 14 h 27 min (88 km)
- Longest run
- 5 h 54 min (32 km)
- Back-to-back weekends
- 5
- Taper
- 20 days
- Night runs
- 3
Build it around your race day
Set your weekly distance and training days against the 168 km of Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji.
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