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GDS on February 14, 2021 at 7:29 pm · in reply to: Fitting month-long backpacking trips into the year? #50841

Sure does. I got the 12:30 pace when I did the first heart rate drift test. My AeT went up 10 bpm and I dropped a couple minutes off the min/mile pace after the foundations program.

Would trying to sneak a in a few aerobic runs in during the month be the best way to maintain a higher level of aerobic fitness?

I’ll have done about half the rock alpinist plan before starting the course, I was planning on just restarting after…hopefully not too detrained. =/

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GDS on February 12, 2021 at 1:37 pm · in reply to: Fitting month-long backpacking trips into the year? #50786

Thanks for the response! Your suggestions are in line with what I was thinking for the fingerboarding and strength additions during these backpacking trips.

I’ve noticed that on approaches and runs, I often feel winded and struggle to keep up with my partners, especially once the intensity or slope increases. Based on this feeling and my 12:30min/mile pace to stay aerobic at the start of the foundation plan, I probably have ADS?

I am hoping that these long mellow backpacking trips help build up my aerobic base, and going into it with more knowledge this year will be helpful for assessing the effect, but in my past experience, I haven’t noticed much improvement in my aerobic threshold, especially compared to the improvements in pace and heart rate from the long slow runs I’ve been doing. Is it possible the backpacking intensity is too low to see much of an aerobic effect?

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GDS on February 11, 2021 at 10:32 am · in reply to: Fitting month-long backpacking trips into the year? #50718

Sure! Usually about 1 month in length in March, May, and August.