WHAT IS SQUADRUN AND $15/WEEK COACHING?
SQUADRUN has partnered with Taupō Ultra to provide a training package specifically designed to help runners prepare for the event.
SQUADRUN is first and foremost a running community. It is a passionate group of runners sharing their experiences, supporting one another, and building fitness together. The coaching system is designed to make structured training accessible and affordable while still delivering a high quality programme.
The focus is simple. Help runners train consistently, stay healthy, and enjoy the journey to race day.
Alongside the training programme, the SQUADRUN community provides encouragement, shared knowledge, and the kind of support that makes preparing for an ultra far more enjoyable. Many runners join for the training and stay for the community.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
SQUADRUN delivers a structured training programme built around your current fitness and your Taupō Ultra race goal.
Each athlete receives a plan with seven runs per week, weighted by priority. These sessions are tailored to your fitness so the correct intensities are provided for each run.
The key idea is flexibility.
You do not need to complete all seven runs. Instead you choose how many sessions you can realistically complete each week and build your training around that. Some weeks that might be three or four runs. Other weeks you may do more.
The programme follows an easy week and harder week rhythm designed to help you recover, test yourself, and gradually build fitness over time.
This system allows runners of all abilities to train consistently while balancing work, family, and everyday life.
WHO IS SQUADRUN?
SQUADRUN is a coach led training community built around helping runners improve their fitness while enjoying the process.
The coaching system is based on proven endurance training principles and has helped thousands of runners prepare for events ranging from their first marathon through to some of the toughest ultramarathons in Australasia.
What makes SQUADRUN unique is the combination of structured training and community support. Runners share the journey together, celebrate the highs, work through the tough days, and ultimately meet each other on the finish line.
It is serious training, but it is also meant to be fun.
IS THIS FOR YOU?
Yes.
Whether you are preparing for your first ultra distance event or aiming to improve on a previous performance, the fundamentals of good training remain the same.
The SQUADRUN system is designed to determine exactly what you need to do to arrive at Taupō Ultra ready to run your race.
Runners of all abilities use the system, from those looking to complete their first big endurance challenge through to experienced athletes chasing a stronger performance.
HOW TO SIGN UP
Join the Squadrun team when you enter Taupō Ultra to kick-start your training program with an initial trial of 4 weeks of training for $29.
Once you sign up, the SQUADRUN team will be in touch with you to get you started! After your 2 week training period, if you like the program, you can choose to continue directly with SQUADRUN for only $15/week(+GST).
If you have already completed your event registration and would like to now add the SQUADRUN Coaching, you can do so through by selecting “My Account” on your confirmation email, or by creating account online here : https://portal.totalsport.co.nz/.
Create an account and password, and this will allow you to manage all your Total Sport events.
Select your Taupō Ultramarathon event ticket and use the red “Make Changes” button to “Add Items to Ticket.”