![]() Eleven percent of finishers log their biggest week five weeks before race day, and 19 percent peak three weeks out. How’d they build volume and experience going into the race?Īccording to Strava data, about a quarter (22 percent) of athletes do their peak week four weeks out from race day (and many participate in the Memorial Weekend Western States Training Runs, which strings together a 50K, 19-, and 20-mile days). The median base going into the six-month lead-up to WSER was a modest 37 miles with 2,700 feet of climbing, and a median 12-mile long run. That’s some significant volume! But not everyone started with huge training weeks. Sixty-five percent of runners did at least one race in the build-up to fine-tune their race day strategies and log more time on feet. The median longest run was 50 miles, and 43 percent of athletes did at least a 100K run in the lead-up to States. The median peak week for a WSER finisher was 81 miles and 16 hours, with an accumulated elevation of 13.5K feet of vertical gain (we use medians rather than averages to eliminate outlier data). Here’s how successful runners train for the Western States 100. Data scientists at Strava compiled data from Western States finishers, from 2018-2022, to help us investigate the numbers behind successful finish times. While no runner who finishes the Western States Endurance Run (WSER) is “average,” we can learn something about effective training from finishers. In our new monthly column in partnership with Strava, we take a deep dive into compelling data points that reveal the more human side of sport. ![]()
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