You signed up for a course. Train for that course. PR Run is course-specific training for trail and ultrarunners.

Why the course, not the distance?

A hundred on rolling dirt is not a hundred on a ridge at 10,000 feet. Mileage is a lazy proxy. Vert, grade, heat, and fuel are the work.

The runner who already entered a race. Western States. Hardrock. UTMB. The hundred in your backyard.

Start free at PR Trailhead. PR Peak is $30/month while the launch offer is open. Cancel anytime. See /pricing for the full comparison.

Start at PR Trailhead. First name, a handle, the race you entered. Start PR Peak when you want the full plan.

Which races are in the catalog?

The catalog carries every flagship 50, 100, and 200 mile race we could verify: Western States, Hardrock, UTMB, Cocodona, Leadville, Tahoe 200, and hundreds more. If your race is missing, we add it before your first plan runs.

Do you connect to Strava?

Yes. Strava sync flows into the desk: long-run signal, vert, and recent fitness feed the readiness dial and the finish-window model. You approve the connect at onboarding.

How do you calculate my finish window?

The desk maps your recent long-run and vert against the course profile, the field's historical finisher distribution, and cutoffs. It publishes a low and high finish time, not a false single number.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. Cancel anytime from the Stripe billing portal. Access continues through the end of the paid billing period, and your training history stays saved.

Does the plan adapt when I miss a week?

Yes. Missed workouts get folded back into the block; the plan rebalances the next long run and the block goal instead of stacking miles on a tired week.

How much vert should I run per week for an ultra?

Match vert density, not total race vert every week. Divide race elevation by distance for ft/mi, then target 70 to 100 percent of that density on long runs. Spread vert across the week instead of one monster climb day.

Weekly vert calculator

How much vert is enough.

Race distance and gain to vert per mile, long-run targets, and weekly bands. Built for mountain ultras, not flat marathon plans.

Density

Ft per mile

Race vert divided by distance. The number your long runs should approach.

Trap

Not race vert weekly

Matching full race elevation every week leads to hiking, not running.

Readiness

Course DNA

Compare your vert band to what the course asks.

Run the numbers

Race

Race distance (mi)

Race elevation gain (ft)

Weekly mileage

Long run (mi)

Vert per mile

180 ft/mi

Vert per km

34 m/km

Terrain class

Hilly

Long run vert

2,520–3,600 ft

Maintenance week

2,250 ft

Build week

4,500 ft

Peak week

11,700 ft

Do not chase full race vert every week. Match density on long runs. Spread vert across the week.

Pick a race to get course-specific next steps.

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