Have a look at the south side of the Alps. If you want more rocks, the Dolomites in South Tyrol or Triglav national park in Slowenia are places to consider, the first one being more popular, probably overcrowded as we still having summer holidays in Austria, Bavaria and Italy at that time. And don’t go too low in South Tyrol, weather is still hot there in September! Triglav is more rural, more basic, less people.
You’ll find smoother mountains in Austria, Carinthia, like the Nockberge, which are high but grass-covered, good for many kilometers and uphills but less technical difficulty. And the Gailtal being somewhere inbetween the rocky dolomites and the grass mountains – not only geographically.
If the weather gods are good, also Tyrol, around Kitzbühel, and Salzburg, around the Hochkönig, are famous mountain running spots, but the risk of (too much) rain is higher than on the south side of the Alps.
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You will find mountains for every occasion, soft hike to most difficult rock climbing. And plenty of snow, for sure. Usually not in the city but within less than an hour drive.ParticipantI‘m digging this one out, because even though the race was cancelled due to well known reasons, the question/problem stays the same.
Did a lactate test today, with quite some strange (for me) result for the AeT.
According to the treadmill- test, AeT should be at a heart Rate 139/min, which seems low but possible. But at this heart rate, speed should be 13min per km. Yes, kilometer, not mile. Which, transferred to reality would mean, that even a casual Sunday afternoon walk with 11min/km would be above AeT speed- wise, heart rate well below 139, more like 110 measured on wrist.
Easy feeling runs are at around a average heart rate of 148/min, like I did on Sunday.According to the tester, running style/economy was good, even though I haven’t run on a treadmill since at least February.
So what to do?
Ride an ergometer around that 139 heart rate, not caring about running muscles/bike muscles? No treadmill at home…
Run as it feels easy?
Try to find hills/mountains to hike up at around that certain heart rate? Possible mainly on weekends bc of fading daylight after work. And again, what about the muscular adaption to running? That’s in fact what I have done during spring and summer, but probably guessed a too high heart rate for AeT, as hiking around 150 still feels easy.
Do another test?Goal: fight ADS at first hand, run a half marathon in spring.
ParticipantSo I did the Heart Rate Drift Test today.
Knowing that I always was well above the MAF formula earlier in life, I still tried to stay with that heart rate (180-41). That turned out to be impossible, my heart/circulation doesn’t seem to have changed a lot during the last years.Found a steady heart rate in the lower 160ies and what I thought a quite steady pace but had to slow down due to traffic issues in the end. Bc of continuing abnormal traffic enroute (harvesters and tractors all around), I stopped the test at 30mins.
That’s the link: http://tpks.ws/4SQZKJBVUDRQHTI4FEYTRMETSU
Garmin is messed up, set to metric units but still does an autolap after each mile.
Got a Pa:Hr of 5,99%, I guess bc of the speed drops in traffic.I didn’t expect the first test of this kind to be fully significant, but can I use it as an orientation and do another one in 1-2 weeks or is it completely invalid?
ParticipantNo, I didn’t do the tests so far, just discovered the book (Uphill athlete) and this website a few days befor my first posting.
Do I need to be fully recovered to do the testing or can I do it within normal training cycles?
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