1. Love the process, enjoy training not results
2. Aerobic efficiency (zone 1-2) 80% - 20% hard (zone 3-5)
3. Get strength out on the mountains, not gym
4. Trust your feelings, no training plan to follow
5. Long-term high volume consistency, 7 days/week, >1000 hours/year, over decades
6. Cross train: trailrunning in summer, skiing in winter
7. Many shorter daily sessions, no ultra long sessions
8. Focus on the specific demands of your events
9. Hill intervals, maybe hill + flat combo, but no track
10. Rest and sleep well, taper very easy
11. Have fun on steep technical trails, go up hard, recover going down
12. Develop mental / cognitive / visualization / neuromuscular aspects
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