It definitely is. UTC uses your personal training history as well as current fitness to adapt to the level of each runner. Beginning runners simply start out with lower volumes and less intense interval sessions than more experienced runners.
Yes, you can. You can manually add training sessions for different sports to your plan. These sessions will be taken into account in your overall training program.
Yes, as long as you expect to finish in 5 hours or less you can use UTC.
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When you sign-up for the platform, you get:
*Injury prevention, strength training, core stability, running technique (trail, uphill, downhill), gear, night running, sleep deprivation, foot care, nutrition, hydration, mental strength, race day approach
**Available for Garmin and Suunto
No. All you need is a UTC and (free) Strava account. There’s no need to have a Training Peaks, Final Surge, or any other type of account. You can access your weekly training plan in the UTC platform.
Yes, you do. Strength training, fueling, running technique (trail, uphill, downhill), and injury prevention are only 4 of the topics you receive expert advice on. You will also learn more about core stability, gear, night running, sleep deprivation, foot care, nutrition, hydration, mental strength, and your race day approach.
Yes, you can quit your subscription whenever you want and will be able to use your program until you’re at the end of your subscription period (1 month, 3 months, or 6 months).
Karel, Xavier, or Amélie don’t personally review your training plans, but they recommend you how to train through their personal algorithm and video tutorials. This allows you to train like a pro at a fraction of the cost
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UTC is a smart algorithm that analyzes your training and recovery data to continuously adapt and optimize your training plan.
Through Strava we know everything about your workout, by tracking your HRV we know how well you recover, and through your WhatsApp feedback we know how you feel.
When we combine this data we know exactly when you train too much, train too little, start to get injured, and even when you skip a workout.
To give you your best possible plan, we take into account:
All of these combined help us design the right plan for you.
To make sure the plan is optimal along every step of the journey we need to know how you’re handling the training and how well you recover.
We do that by tracking:
By combining this feedback we know how to adapt your training plan in the best possible way.
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If you don’t have Strava, you lose some key benefits of UTC. With Strava UTC can collect data about your workout and you can provide feedback about it through WhatsApp. Without it, you have to manually add this information to your training plan.
If you don’t have Strava and don’t provide feedback manually, UTC loses its value completely because it uses this information to continously optimize your training plan to your unique training experience.
Right now, UTC is only compatible with Garmin and Suntoo. We are working on adding more watches.
If you don’t have a Garmin or Suntoo, you can still use the key features of UTC. The one thing you can’t do is sending workouts to your watch. UTC will still optimize your training plan automatically and you can still use WhatsApp to provide feedback.
The main information we use to build your personal training plan is:
Don’t worry if you don’t have a Strava training history. As soon as you start training in the program, we get instant feedback about your fitness and we adapt your plan accordingly.
You can use UTC in your browser on both web and mobile. And we’re currently also working on a mobile app.
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We want you to enjoy running while getting fitter and faster. That’s why we design training plans that are sustainable and keep you injury free.
We also know that each runner has unique preferences and challenges which is why you can choose between different coaches.
Each coach has their own specific philosophy that builds on the UTC DNA of sustained growth and love for running:
Overall, each plan focuses on gradually increasing volume as well as intensity while being balanced with sufficient time to recover and get stronger.
Each week will typically have one interval session and one long run. Depending on the phase of your training this interval session will focus on building your V02max, lactate threshold, or muscular endurance.
At the right time, we will sprinkle in specific work like uphill & downhill, fuel & hydration, or even sleep deprivation training.
That way, all components (not just the physical) will be prepared in the right way in the right time.
We recommend you use a heart rate monitor because it gives us more insight into how you’re doing. And that’s how we can best optimize your training plan.
We only use the heart rate monitor for tracking your progress. For interval workouts, we recommend you go by effort as this is essential for doing well in trail and ultra races.
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