<p>If you’re training for a big race and unsure how to structure your training block, this episode gives you a <strong>repeatable framework you can use for any A-race</strong>, at any distance.</p><p>I’m using my preparation for the Western States 100 as the real-world example — not to list workouts or weekly mileage, but to show you <strong>how to think about training</strong> so you can build a plan that actually moves the needle.</p><p>In this episode, we cover:<br>• How to set goals that force real growth (without selling yourself short)<br>• The <strong>5 pillars of ultra performance</strong> and how to identify your biggest limiter<br>• How to decide whether durability, speed, fueling, mindset, or execution deserves priority<br>• Why most runners train hard but still miss their potential<br>• The mistake athletes make when they plan too early — or too late<br>• How to structure training when your race isn’t guaranteed yet (lotteries, waitlists, life)<br>• Why aiming bigger almost always leads to better outcomes, even if you miss the goal<br>• How to avoid building a plan that looks good on paper but fails on race day<br>• The difference between “being fit” and being <strong>race-ready</strong><br>• How to think in training <em>blocks</em> instead of workouts<br>• How to balance ambition with sustainability so you don’t burn out<br>• Why your biggest gains often come from fixing one key weakness — not doing more<br>• How to design a flexible plan that adapts as your life and training load change</p><p>This isn’t a “here’s my Western States training” episode.<br>It’s a <strong>blueprint for building smarter training blocks</strong> — with Western States as the case study.</p><p><br></p><p>SHOW LINKS:</p><p>Register for our race, The Desert Peak Ultra 100K + 50K at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠desertpeakultra.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p>Want to work with me to crush your next ultramarathon in our group coaching program? Sign up for our group coaching program here:<a href="https://www.theeverydayultra.com/group-coaching">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.theeverydayultra.com/group-coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Want to be coached by me and my team to crush your next ultramarathon in our 1:1 coaching program?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.theeverydayultra.com/everyday-ultra-coaches-page">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Book a free call here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> with one of our coaches to see if we are a good fit!</p><p>Follow Joe on IG:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/joecorcione/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/joecorcione/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/joecorcione/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Everyday Ultra YouTube Channel:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUelKGeptWZivD6yRIDiupg">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUelKGeptWZivD6yRIDiupg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Try CurraNZ to boost recovery and performance and get 15% off your first order with code EVERYDAYULTRAPOD at <a href="http://www.curranzusa.com/">⁠⁠⁠www.curranzusa.com⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Get your FREE TrainingPeaks account to track, plan, and analyze your training easier at trainingpeaks.com/everydayultra</p><p>Try PlayOn Pain Relief Spray at<a href="http://playonrelief.com">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠playonrelief.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Try Bear Butt Wipes and get 10% off your order with code EVERYDAYULTRA at bearbuttwipes.com</p><p>Try Janji apparel and get 10% off your order with code EVERYDAYULTRA at Janji.com</p>

Everyday Ultra

Joe Corcione

How I’m Designing My Western States 100 Miler Training — And How You Can Design Yours

DEC 13, 202580 MIN
Everyday Ultra

How I’m Designing My Western States 100 Miler Training — And How You Can Design Yours

DEC 13, 202580 MIN

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<p>If you’re training for a big race and unsure how to structure your training block, this episode gives you a <strong>repeatable framework you can use for any A-race</strong>, at any distance.</p><p>I’m using my preparation for the Western States 100 as the real-world example — not to list workouts or weekly mileage, but to show you <strong>how to think about training</strong> so you can build a plan that actually moves the needle.</p><p>In this episode, we cover:<br>• How to set goals that force real growth (without selling yourself short)<br>• The <strong>5 pillars of ultra performance</strong> and how to identify your biggest limiter<br>• How to decide whether durability, speed, fueling, mindset, or execution deserves priority<br>• Why most runners train hard but still miss their potential<br>• The mistake athletes make when they plan too early — or too late<br>• How to structure training when your race isn’t guaranteed yet (lotteries, waitlists, life)<br>• Why aiming bigger almost always leads to better outcomes, even if you miss the goal<br>• How to avoid building a plan that looks good on paper but fails on race day<br>• The difference between “being fit” and being <strong>race-ready</strong><br>• How to think in training <em>blocks</em> instead of workouts<br>• How to balance ambition with sustainability so you don’t burn out<br>• Why your biggest gains often come from fixing one key weakness — not doing more<br>• How to design a flexible plan that adapts as your life and training load change</p><p>This isn’t a “here’s my Western States training” episode.<br>It’s a <strong>blueprint for building smarter training blocks</strong> — with Western States as the case study.</p><p><br></p><p>SHOW LINKS:</p><p>Register for our race, The Desert Peak Ultra 100K + 50K at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠desertpeakultra.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p>Want to work with me to crush your next ultramarathon in our group coaching program? Sign up for our group coaching program here:<a href="https://www.theeverydayultra.com/group-coaching">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.theeverydayultra.com/group-coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Want to be coached by me and my team to crush your next ultramarathon in our 1:1 coaching program?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.theeverydayultra.com/everyday-ultra-coaches-page">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Book a free call here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> with one of our coaches to see if we are a good fit!</p><p>Follow Joe on IG:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/joecorcione/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/joecorcione/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/joecorcione/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Everyday Ultra YouTube Channel:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUelKGeptWZivD6yRIDiupg">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUelKGeptWZivD6yRIDiupg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Try CurraNZ to boost recovery and performance and get 15% off your first order with code EVERYDAYULTRAPOD at <a href="http://www.curranzusa.com/">⁠⁠⁠www.curranzusa.com⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Get your FREE TrainingPeaks account to track, plan, and analyze your training easier at trainingpeaks.com/everydayultra</p><p>Try PlayOn Pain Relief Spray at<a href="http://playonrelief.com">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠playonrelief.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Try Bear Butt Wipes and get 10% off your order with code EVERYDAYULTRA at bearbuttwipes.com</p><p>Try Janji apparel and get 10% off your order with code EVERYDAYULTRA at Janji.com</p>