The following was written by Patrick Ehrenthaler after taking 1st at Grossglockner 57km Ultra-Trail on July 27th, 2024.
I started trail running ambitiously in 2021 and since then I have been training according to a structured plan and constantly trying to improve. At the start of the new season, I wanted to try something new and came across heat training while researching. Altitude training for the poor man. As I have some deficits in terms of time and location, I thought it would be a good way to give my body a new stimulus and increase my performance.
For my victory in the 57K on the Grossglockner, I carried out a structured heat training programme, brought my heat level to its peak and maintained it well through individual sessions up to the race. It was over 30°C on race day, so I assume that the heat training paid off.