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Climb-heavy training: hill blocks, time-on-feet, vertical gain, and the taper. Building the engine for a mountain race.
01Vert & Volume · Sep 5, 2026Trekking Poles for Ultras: When They Help and How to Carry ThemWhen poles earn their weight (vert thresholds by feet per mile and grade), Z-fold versus telescoping, Black Diamond Distance Carbon Z against WindQuester budget carbon, sizing, vest carry systems that take under ten seconds, technique basics, and trail etiquette.9 MIN02Vert & Volume · Jul 13, 2026Vert, Explained: How Much Climbing Is a "Climby" Race?Vert is total vertical gain — the feet you climb, added up, netting nothing. The feet-per-mile framework that sorts runnable from brutal, and how flatlanders train for a mountain race.6 MIN
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