Training schedule for the 2012 event

[Karl]

I ran in the 2009 event and would like to start training for the 2012 event. Given that I completed it in just under the 20 hour mark (bronze buckle and proud), I would like to find out if there are some "off the shelf" training programmes that could get me closer to the 17 hour mark.

I did find that times at checkpoints did not help (too long), or the wait at the ladders (which has been all fixed up) so no excuses there for me......

Thanks in advance to anyone willing to help out, Karl

[Adam]

Yes I asked a coach at our running club to put something together, and we successfully used this last year. Everyone who participated came through in 15-19 hours. We'll run the same thing this year, and if you live in Sydney you're very welcome to come along. I'll post more detail here soon, but basically you should train for Six Foot Track (or Motatapu on the same day) then join us for an extra 10 weeks of training for tnf100.

All the maps, start times and other details will be on Facebook, or for more info email me at

kaos at me dot com

Adam

[Adam]

OK the Facebook training page is up, please visit at

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Unofficial-North-Face-100-Training/315837878435094

There's a draft schedule of the long slow distance runs and some info about the training to do during the week. All this is free and not to try to get you to sign up to something else. If you have experience with training at this level, please join and help us out.

If you wish to discuss all other aspects of the race please also join up to Regan's unofficial discussion page at

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Unofficial-Australian-North-Face-100/183848461633391

Cheers

Adam