Being semi-new to the ultra scene, I'm still experimenting with training approaches and determining how much my body is able to handle.  For the first few months of 2011, my training is geared toward traditional marathon preparation, as I will be running the 115th Boston Marathon on April 18th.  After Boston I will shift the focus to trails, adding mileage toward a peak of around 80-90 miles per week during May and June.

 

Below are the details of my training from January onward, for those who are curious (or knowledgeable and experienced in the ways of marathon and ultra training -- I welcome your suggestions as I'm still trying to learn what works best!).  I've found that keeping a log, updating it daily, and exposing it publicly is a great motivator for me. You can click on the hyperlinks in the "Surface" column to view a map of each outdoor run, produced from data collected by my Garmin 405.  I tried mapping the track and treadmill workouts, but they weren't very interesting :-).