[ashco.thompson]

ashco.thompson on January 10, 2022 at 8:13 pm · in reply to: Group Intros! #61893

Hi! Ashley, I’ve been in Washington DC working in tech for 2 years now – I spend an exorbitant amount of time dreaming/planning my escape to mountains. I started mountaineering in summer 2017 on a whim and couldn’t get enough of it. I built up my skills/confidence/base fitness for a 9-month sabbatical in 2019 to climb big mountains in succession. That went so well that I want to do it again. I’ll plan, train and save $ this year to set me up for the next round. Sights are set on Ama Dablam & Cho Oyu, my 1st lead of Rainier, Shuksan, considering Carstenz & Vinson (depending on $), a Winter Presidential Traverse in NH, a repeat of Denali bc it’s magic… that’s the short list. I do triathlons to train for the mountains, I ski and rock climb for fun. Excited to be here.

[ashco.thompson]

ashco.thompson on January 10, 2022 at 7:47 pm · in reply to: Google Drive link for all FUA 4 Zoom Meetings #61892

If you sign into your Google Account you can star the parent folder (FUA Winter 2022) so it’s always easy to find week after week without needing the dedicated link.

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ashco.thompson on January 10, 2022 at 7:38 pm · in reply to: Aerobic Threshold Zoom 01/11 #61891

Hello! I’ve had this struggle in the past so started early this time, alas. I’ve taken the test 2x (each Monday) and have yet to see a HR drift of >2%. I bumped up test #2 by 5BPM to start as advised if drift is less than 3%, and still only had a +2% drift over the hour. If I add another 5BPM as the starting point for test #3, I imagine that will do it (?) but this is a fairly high HR and I’m skeptical of the “should feel easy and relaxed – a conversational pace”. Curious about your take – should I retest x3 next week just to see what happens?