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Brett on April 20, 2020 at 2:53 pm · in reply to: Heart Rate Drift & staying in zone 2 #40701

I notice the same exact thing in my long runs right around the 2.5 to 3 hour mark. Still feels super easy, but my HR is 5-10 beats higher than AeT. I’ve noticed that this elevated HR is very close to the AeT value I would need to no longer be aerobically deficient.

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Brett on March 9, 2020 at 6:41 am · in reply to: Need help scaling the BIG VERT plan #39389

I adjust the time based on the mileage recommendation. For example, I’m scheduled to run for 1 hour on Wednesday, but if I look at the description it says ” Total distance should be around 10% of the weekly total”. This week is a 65 mile week, so I will shoot for 6-7 miles for the run and go for however long it takes to get that mileage.

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Brett on February 27, 2020 at 9:01 am · in reply to: ADS 9 weeks out from a 50 miler #38814

Thanks, Alison! I’m already doing hill sprints as required by the plan, so good to know I can keep doing those.

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Brett on February 27, 2020 at 7:29 am · in reply to: ADS 9 weeks out from a 50 miler #38811

I was wondering the same. I’m 11 weeks out from my 100 miler and while I’ve improved my AeT HR considerably(142 improved to 152), I still have ADS (AnT is 177). My training plan (Big Vert) requires me to start doing Z3 uphill interval work next week, and I’m wondering if I just sub Z2 runs instead.

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Brett on February 19, 2020 at 6:20 am · in reply to: Back to back medium longs vs single long run #38412

Jan, this is in the Mike Foote’s Big Vert plan. The weekend longs typically call for 40-50% of the week’s total.

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Brett on February 19, 2020 at 6:16 am · in reply to: Adjusting hill sprints on a treadmill #38411

I hold onto the rails and float a bit with my feet until the treadmill gets close to speed then let go. I then start counting 2-3 seconds after letting go as it takes about that long to top out. So, my sprints end up being roughly 13 seconds instead of the prescribed 10, but 10 seconds is at the max speed. I have an incline trainer that maxes out at 6 mph once the incline gets 25% and higher, so I just increase the incline if I find that 6 mph isn’t fast enough.

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Brett on February 6, 2020 at 12:06 pm · in reply to: Runner ME Progression (Big Vert Plan) Recovery Time #37632

Oh wow I just got to the point of the big vert plan where I’m no longer doing the ME workouts! They took me anywhere from 90 mins to 2 hours and were definitely a time suck. Oh well. Still feel like I got tons of benefit from them and will undoubtedly be doing more of them at some point. Extra mental training!

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Brett on January 24, 2020 at 10:59 am · in reply to: Help interpretting second AeT test #36838

Thank you for your time, Scott. Will retest again next week with 150 as a target.

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Brett on January 24, 2020 at 10:16 am · in reply to: Help interpretting second AeT test #36830

I warmed up for 20 minutes before starting the recording.

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Brett on January 23, 2020 at 8:01 pm · in reply to: Help interpretting second AeT test #36810

Didn’t realize I could link directly to the TP workout. Here you go!

http://tpks.ws/ST6LEDRUC5Z4CVWWOFCI2TP37U

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Brett on January 23, 2020 at 7:03 pm · in reply to: Help interpretting second AeT test #36804

Here is link to test: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1381pAdOchtkw9qgRo8BhcCwm10VKcTWe

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Brett on January 21, 2020 at 6:12 am · in reply to: Pacing 50 miles 14 weeks from goal race #36658

Thank you!

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Brett on January 20, 2020 at 7:52 am · in reply to: Pacing 50 miles 14 weeks from goal race #36554

I should mention that my goal race is 100 miles.