El Lobo Loco takes place on Sat, Dec 12, 2026 in Wolf Creek, United States.
- Date
- Sat, Dec 12, 2026
- Start
- Wolf Creek 🇺🇸
Your 7-week plan to El Lobo Loco
The Build phase starts this week. Built around your fitness and adjusted every day as your form changes; attach the course and it prepares for the climbs too.
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El Lobo Loco is a ski-mountaineering race at Wolf Creek, with a Vertical event and an Individual race.
Your road to race day
Race day at El Lobo Loco is 7 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Build1 week · Oct 25, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026
Progressive overload: training load climbs in waves, with harder weeks stacked on the base and planned recovery weeks that let the gains land.
02Peak3 weeks · Nov 1, 2026 – Nov 21, 2026
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
03Taper2 weeks · Nov 22, 2026 – Dec 5, 2026
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
04Race week1 week · Dec 6, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
Frequently asked questions
When is El Lobo Loco?
El Lobo Loco takes place on Sat, Dec 12, 2026 in Wolf Creek, United States.
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