10 ERRORS YOU SHOULD AVOID PAR LES COACHS WTS By the WTS coaches – The Coaching Company (http://www.wts.fr) Jean-Baptiste Wiroth , coach for Rachid El Morabity (https://www.facebook.com/elmorabityofficial/) Start too quickly : you will exhaust your glycogen reserves in the climbs, strain your muscles during the downhill and you will « pay » the few minutes you gained dearly…
ULTRA TRAIL PERFORMANCE FACTORS By the WTS coaches – The Coaching Company (http://www.wts.fr) Jean-Baptiste Wiroth , coach for Rachid El Morabity (https://www.facebook.com/elmorabityofficial/) Performing in ultra-trail is relatively simple and can be summarized in two capacities: Run fast Run for long More seriously these two capacities can be replaced by a VMA index for the first…
OPTIMZE RECOVERY By the WTS coaches – The Coaching Company (http://www.wts.fr) Jean-Baptiste Wiroth , coach for Rachid El Morabity (https://www.facebook.com/elmorabityofficial/) Founder of WTS – The Coaching Company (http://www.wts.fr) PhD – Doctor of Exercise Physiology During a period of intensive training the main risk for an athlete is poor management of the recovery…
PERFORMANCE AND TRAIL RUNNING AT HIGH ALTITUDEBy the WTS coaches – The Coaching Company (http://www.wts.fr) Jean-Baptiste Wiroth , coach for Rachid El Morabity (https://www.facebook.com/elmorabityofficial/) Here you will find some practical advice for your participation at the UTAT. To put all the chances on your side, drink regularly and sufficiently, eat fast carbohydrates at regular intervals…
PREPARE YOUR FEETBy Dominique Di Vincenzo , chief medical officer at UTAT What should I do to prepare my feet and limit damage? We are not all equal. Some runners can go on for hours and days without having the slightest friction pathology, while others will suffer repeated blisters despite having taken all the necessary…
PREPARE YOUR BOWELSby Christophe Le Pesq, osteopath and homeopath at the UTAT You have been preparing the event for several months now and race day is quickly approaching. Your VO2max is at its peak, Your feet are ready, Your gear is approved and tested, You are motivated and you can’t wait to be in the…