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oliver.heyes on May 22, 2021 at 2:01 am · in reply to: Planning for Skyrunning Camps #54222

Hi Mark,

I’ve got to the last 7 weeks of the Big Vert. I am training for a 2700m 28km race but due my location I often cannot get this kind of consistent gradient. I am now regularly running routes of around 30km and 1500m of ascent, including technical climbing up to grade 3 scrambling. In my opinion you probably don’t need to adapt this program, if your body can handle it, it’s pretty comprehensive and pretty intense.

If anything I would maybe look at completing it this year to give a big uphill base, and using it again next year as a top up. Last year I based most of my training around it, even though my race was cancelled and I took time out to recover from COVID after week 3. It gave me a much better insight into my own expectations within the plan.

[oliver.heyes]

oliver.heyes on May 4, 2021 at 3:27 pm · in reply to: Training Peaks Odd TSS readings #53682

You’re almost certainly right on this. My peak paces were set on flatter ground. hrTSS would certainly be more accurate as to how I felt after. I will probably be doing the same with my uphill Z3 intervals too, after reading the other post on this. Definitely seems more representative.

Thanks for your replies

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oliver.heyes on April 28, 2021 at 2:44 pm · in reply to: Meniscus #53468

Hi Thomas,

I read your reply at the time and saw a physio. It was not a tear, just some irritation of the meniscal cartilage. I was advised to make a slight change to how I did the skaters (crab stepping with a band). This seemed to do the trick. I also started additional work on my left glutes, and slowed down some of my exercises. I missed a couple of runs in the week but still hit my long runs and did the ME. All good now, just need to remember that my left glutes are a little lazy.

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oliver.heyes on February 1, 2020 at 9:14 am · in reply to: HRV – the plot thickens…. #37214

So a question. My understanding is that high HRV is a desirable quality for endurance athletes, however if ADHD athletes have supressed HRV why would they be predisposed to endurance?

I would agree however that many endurance and military athletes would fit the characteristics of ADHD individuals. We used to say in the army that everyone had ADHD and it’s probably true, often these individuals when regular exercise and structures were added were very capable of learning complex tasks that their school teachers would have never thought they could achieve.

It seems almost as if the exercise is self medication for ADHD? I know, as do other members of my family who show signs of ADHD, that we feel mentally healthier when we are physically fit and as such were attracted to endurance sports.

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oliver.heyes on November 12, 2019 at 10:48 pm · in reply to: Which plan #31836

Thanks Scott. I look forward to starting the next plan!