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In advance of digging into each chapter of Arrowhead Endurance, I've created a 39-page summary of how I design training plans. Subscribers can download it below or view it online.

What's in the summary?

"How to Design a Training Plan" details the following six key phases:

1. Determine the demands.
   Figure out what your goal event will entail. This is the framework to structure your training around.
2. Benchmark your baseline.
   Test yourself to find out where you're starting from.
3. Check yourself.
   BHAGs are fine for motivation, but bite-size goals are often better for progress. Make sure you're not biting off more than you can chew.
4. Start at the extremes.
   Modern training starts at the extremes—of patience, planning, strength, speed, duration, and execution—and converges toward the demands of the goal event.
5. Bridge the gap.
   To get from the relevant extremes to goal readiness, it's necessary to use converging periodization—a methodical, progressive change in every workout.
6. Arrive and thrive.
   Athletes don't follow training plans. Training plans follow athletes. Learn how to make sensible adjustments when life doesn't cooperate.

Download the PDF.

Last week, I tested three different equipment setups and their impact on uphill speed. The verdict? Every 1% removed from the feet increased uphill speed by 5%, with no speed penalty on the descent.

Here's the formula you need to make weight changes relevant to you:

With the intensity of a skimo race, focus narrows and decision-making suffers. Preview the course so you know where to go.

To avoid losing your way:

With the best time for training long past, The Skimo Cheat Sheet is your best bet to get faster right now. You can download it below or read it online.