#135 Ask Evoke: Athlete-Submitted Questions For July 2026

Join Coaches Maya Seckinger and Seth Keena for our July installment of Ask Evoke, where they answer training questions submitted by members of the Evoke Endurance community.

To submit your own training questions, or if you would like to learn more about the Evoke Endurance community, visit our Reddit forum: https://www.reddit.com/r/evokeendurance/, or contact us here.

Episode Guide

00:00:00 Introduction

00:04:34 Tracking and qualifying fatigue

00:09:44 Improving aerobic base with limited training time

00:11:30 Managing down-hill volume

00:14:46 Does zone 1 training create a positive training stimulus

00:18:19 Training down-hills for a specific race

00:19:27 Aging well

00:20:05 Intensity runs during a base phase

00:22:42 Training zone 2 & intensity in the same day

00:25:03 Best trail running home towns

00:27:01 Using stair climber machines for aerobic base work

00:28:50 Usefulness of nose breathing vs. MAF

00:32:19 VO2 max vs. lactate threshold for predicting performance above 8k meters

00:36:06 Increasing durability and fatigue resistance for a 59 year old

00:39:00 Finding down-hill race pace & tactics

00:42:39 Key to aerobic base training

00:43:48 Speed during aerobic base work

00:44:57 Managing training load for both mountain biking and running

00:47:25 Physical preparation for a professional guide exam

00:52:55 Using TrainingPeaks training stress metrics

00:56:41 Outro and thanks