Training for the Long Run

Alyssa Clark

In this episode we're discussing endurance training with an extremely qualified guest with a world class competitive ultra marathon resume.

Alyssa Clark is a professional mountain runner, coach, podcast host and training plans director for Uphill Athlete. As a military spouse, running and coaching have been the constants she can bring with her no matter the duty station. She is also a multisport athlete with pursuits in winter adventures including large mountain link-ups through ski mountaineering, Alpinism, and ice climbing with her husband, Codi who is active duty Navy. Alyssa and Codi currently reside in San Diego, CA with their two Italian cats named Michael Scott and Dwight Schrute.

To get an idea of the level of competitor she is in ultra running, here are a few of her race performances:

1st female finisher at Canyons Endurance Runs by UTMB 2023
1st female finisher at HURT 100 2023
1st female finisher at Moab 240 Race 2022
Ran 95 marathons in 95 days in 2020
FKT on the 350-mile Pinhoti Trail
Ouray 100-mile women's winner in 2021

And since recording, she also won the UTMB Puerto Vallarta 100k through Mexico’s Sierra Madre mountains, qualifying her for the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB).

You can find her on Instagram @theory_in_motion

We mentioned Uphill Athlete's recent podcast about fasted training, you can find it here.