Things begin to get complex when accomplished road marathoners head for ultra trail events. In the latter stages of the race it will become increasingly important to stick to your preplanned hydration and nutrition timetable to avoid bonking. Take in sufficient calories every half hour to 45 minutes and stay well hydrated. As in a marathon, gels, chews and liquid nutrition are good options. Learn to eat: Ingest nutrition earlier during a 50K road race and continue to eat on a regular schedule throughout the race. Slow your pace: Start and maintain a speed that's roughly 10 to 30 seconds per mile slower than you would during your ideal marathon race. Setting reasonable goals and respecting the distance of your first road 50K are therefore paramount. How you spend those extra 30 to 50 (or more) minutes out on a road 50K course will make or break your race outcome and experience. Struggling through 11 long miles versus 6 miles might be just enough to convince you to call it a day. Imagine hitting the proverbial wall at the 20-mile mark in a 31-mile race. However, the key to "getting" the road 50K is understanding the importance of fueling and pacing. Marathoners can complete and compete quite well in a road 50K on intermediate to advanced marathon training. Except for the distance discrepancy, these ultra events best mimic the road marathon. Terrain familiarity and aid station regularity make a road 50K - like New York's Caumsett State Park 50K and the Chicago Lakefront 50K - an easy transition into ultras. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play
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