Thanks, Dada! I plan to repeat my AeT with HR drift tomorrow and will share my results. Perhaps my question is somewhat separate from my AeT.
When hiking for my zone 2 workouts, knowing that I am prepping for some long steep climbs on my trip, I’m curious if it’s better to hike on terrain that is closer to what I will experience on my trip (steeper) but requires a MUCH slower pace to maintain a HR that is within my zone 2, or is it better to accumulate vert over a greater number of faster rolling miles and very easily stay within my zone 2? I have 8-9 days planned to complete my trek, but at my current pace on steeper hills I’d be out there for months, haha.
Thanks!