Everyday Ultra Stop Overtraining: Alyssa Clark’s Guide to Sustainable Success in Ultrarunning
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Nov 10, 2025 Alyssa Clark, a professional ultrarunner with impressive wins including Moab 240, joins to share her insights on sustainable training. She emphasizes the importance of consistency over intensity and highlights the need to balance training with life to prevent burnout. Alyssa discusses how small daily habits can enhance performance and the value of honest communication with coaches. She also introduces the concept of 'loving honesty' in coaching, reinforcing that self-reflection and adaptability are key to achieving long-term success.
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Prioritize Time Over Volume
- Be honest about how much time per day you can train without sacrificing sleep or stress and then maximize that time.
- Stick to that plan and communicate openly so you can reassess when things aren't working.
Respect Seasons Of Life
- Treat training as seasonal and ask if this is the right time in your life for a high-demand goal.
- If it is, enlist support and accept temporary sacrifices; if not, defer without guilt.
Safety Over Start-Line Ego
- Safety and long-term health outrank the desire to race at all costs, because overtraining can cause lasting hormonal damage.
- A coach should refuse or delay races if the athlete hasn't done the necessary consistent training.
