Run your butt off!

Personally there is nothing worse than watching the girl you’re defending causally jogging into the end zone to catch a floating huck, while you’re halfway down the field with an empty tank of gas. The reason for this is lack of endurance.

One of the most important parts of Ultimate is running. In every point, you should be busting your butt up and down the field. So an important thing for all players to do off the field is to work on their endurance. This is a very slow process that takes a lot of dedication. Most of the sites that I read suggested that you start out with an easy 15-30 minute run, and then causally add distance on to your run. The Livestrong Web site made a good point of slowing building distance on your run to prevent injury. Make sure you stretch a lot before and after your runs to prevent injury. Stretching also helps prevent you from being extremely sore the next day.


There are two main workouts that one can do to help build endurance. One is running hills; running up hills exerts a lot of energy. Constantly run up hills will make running on the field will seem easier. Another popular workout is Fartleks, or interval runs. Players will alternate between fast sprints and slow jogs.


Recap: Endurance is really, really important in Ultimate. Building endurance is something that every player has to work on off the field, it does not occur in practice. So I hope you take these tips into consideration.