How to Train Like Jim Walmsley

Jim Walmsley is one of the best ultra runners on the planet and there's a lot that we mere mortals can learn from his training. Now, this doesn't mean that we need to go out and run 200 miles a week and win UTMB.
We can take the things that he's doing in his training and apply them to our own training to become the best ultra runners we can be.
There are five things that Jim does in his training that make him stand out from the rest and I lay them out for you here. So, here's how to train like Jim Walmsley in just 5 steps! #ultramarathontraining #jimwalmsley #ultrarunning
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I take all of Jim Walmsley's training theories and combine them into one video! I get into Jim Walmsley's UTMB training, Jim Walmsley's Western States training, and much more!

[@jak3__]

His lead up to UTMB 2023 is insane!

[@runningforviews]

125 miles a week is crazy and him saying that Zach was doing more than him is crazy.

[@runningforviews]

Anything that I missed? What do you like most about Jim Walmsley's training? Thanks for watching!

[@jackdavies4353]

Those back to back to back runs are wild, so much volume and vert in 3 days even if low stress!

[@runningforviews]

They are brutal for sure but if Kilian says to do them I’ll do them haha

[@pietrocolombo8203]

Thank you!

[@JoshPitts530]

Good breakdown 👍

[@runningforviews]

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

[@tritondriver1]

Great Info

[@runningforviews]

Glad it helped! Thanks for watching!

[@fvelame]

I wish there were more details in the nutrition aspects about what we eats. I personally avoid ultraprocessed foods and suplements, and believe there are some good options for fueling during running based in fruits and vegetables. But of course I'm fair from an elite athlete and have different focus about performance.

[@runningforviews]

Haha true! I wish that he would have talked more about what he eats outside of competition. It’s probably like you were saying, just avoiding ultra processed foods and eat a lot of heathy calories.

[@bdishman65]

Really enjoy all your posts - having run Nice UTMB twice its great to see you running the prom+hills even with the ketchup! I live in quite a flat place - vert is hard to find - so I run to the gym, do 30-60mins on a stepper then run home. Keen to see how this works for TDS in August.

[@runningforviews]

Wow! TDS! That’s definitely on my bucket list. Have you done UTMB?

[@bdishman65]

@@runningforviews No! Applied twice. Even with 8stones I failed this year - going for 12 stones in 2025!! The Nice UTMB and a couple of 100k runs are my major distances. Come join me at TDS :)

[@runningforviews]

@@bdishman65 my original plan was to do TDS this year but I ended up getting into UTMB on my first try!

[@bdishman65]

@@runningforviews Well done - keen to hear how it goes :) Will follow you live resting my sore legs in a cafe in Chamonix!

[@runningforviews]

@@bdishman65 haha sounds good! Good luck!

[@mptr8959]

How to train vert-millage in zone 2? How to keep the HR low? For me that ends up in walking up a hill, especially if steep…

[@runningforviews]

That’s fine if you’re walking uphill. Try doing hill strides 3 times a week and hills should get a little easier. For hill strides start with 6x30 seconds at an 8% grade at Zone 4 heart rate and then week after week work up to 10x30 seconds.

[@happilyevertravels]

I think I would die if I tried to do that much vert lol

[@runningforviews]

It's a ton of vert, that's for sure!

[@JoelNads72]

Ok so I need someone to define "vert". Are we supposed to hike uphill as much as possible or are we supposed to be running or a mix of both?

[@runningforviews]

Run as much as you can while staying in Z2. You can run longer uphill in zone 2 by doing hill repeats, hill strides, and uphill treadmill runs.

[@JoelNads72]

@@runningforviews perfect thanks....now im off to research zone 2

[@runningforviews]

@@JoelNads72 awesome! I made a couple videos about that too if you want to go check them out!

[@JoelNads72]

@@runningforviews I found them...thanks

[@dasdWARf]

'vert' is seeing more use since it's a more accurate indicator of volume for trail runnig because it scales better with work done compared to flat out mileage. If you want to get more specific about it you should at vertical distance climbed per distance travelled. eg utmb is 10000m climbed for 171 km, this gives us approx 58m of climbing/km wser for example is 5500m for 161 km giving 34m / km. So one could argue wser is an easier and more runnable course.

[@albertvelasco61]

running a 100 miles i can only do on weeksends

[@runningforviews]

So true