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しまなみ海道ウルトラウォーキング

しまなみ海道ウルトラウォーキング takes place on Sat, Oct 10, 2026 in 尾道市, Japan. The main route is 102 km.

風光明美な瀬戸内海の島々を巡りながら、広島県尾道市から愛媛県今治市までの約102kmまたは75kmの道のりを一昼夜かけて歩くウルトラウォーキング大会です。

What this race demands

This 102 km ultra-walking event requires covering a substantial distance from Onomichi to Imabari over a continuous 24-hour period.

Continuous Endurance

Walking 102 km over a full day and night demands exceptional aerobic capacity, muscular endurance, and resistance to extreme fatigue.

Postural Durability

Sustained forward progression over a multi-hour ultra-distance requires robust structural resilience in the lower limbs, feet, and core.

Given the ultra-endurance duration spanning many hours, athletes should consume 30 to 60 grams of carbohydrates per hour to maintain energy levels.

Race day at しまなみ海道ウルトラウォーキング is 7 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.

01Build1 week · Aug 23, 2026 – Aug 29, 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 · Aug 30, 2026 – Sep 19, 2026
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
03Taper2 weeks · Sep 20, 2026 – Oct 3, 2026
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
04Race week1 week · Oct 4, 2026 – Oct 10, 2026
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.

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