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patrick.nygren on March 23, 2021 at 9:56 am · in reply to: Adjusting trail running plan for occasional ski touring #52307

Rich, definitely helpful to hear that perspective and it aligns well with my plan. When you went on a longer ski tour over the weekend (maybe 8 hr/day), how did you adjust your running plan the following week? or did you just proceed as you originally intended?

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patrick.nygren on November 25, 2020 at 1:20 pm · in reply to: Training Plan Choice for Multiple Objectives #47350

I’ve done the intro to ultra-running plan, and it is specifically for a 50k. Since your event is longer, I’d use the Big Vert plan as it scales to your goal event distance and elevation. I”m sure others could chime in with advice specific to that plan.

Since the Big Vert plan is 20 weeks, you would be starting it towards the end of March, so you wouldn’t have much training before the half marathon and would need to be smart about modifying your training load in the weeks before/after the half marathon.

Only you know your actual fitness, but I think a 4-day Emmons climb in May is already doable if you are hiking and running that much. Again, you’d need to be smart about modifying your training load pre/post-Rainier.

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patrick.nygren on July 22, 2020 at 3:29 pm · in reply to: Beat ADS, but now going slower? #43784

Thanks all for your detailed responses! I passed these on to her. I think Reed and Alison’s point about strength as well as Alison’s note on cadence are both especially relevant to me as well.

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patrick.nygren on July 15, 2020 at 2:14 pm · in reply to: Beat ADS, but now going slower? #43629

She typically does close to 40 miles/week right now (has a long history of hiking/fastpacking/etc).

I guess part of the question could be reframed as: is the caution against too much Z2 based solely on the speed-related mechanical impacts, or are there other considerations that she should be careful of at “easy” speeds as well (general cardiovascular fatigue? muscular recovery time?)?

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patrick.nygren on April 9, 2019 at 4:21 pm · in reply to: Adapting training to fit a week long hut trip #20255

Thanks Scott – that’s super helpful. After my hut trip last year, I felt amazing for 1-2 days, but wasn’t in structured training at the time, so your point about being cautious and adding recovery time after the trip is well taken.

Patrick

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patrick.nygren on March 16, 2019 at 10:08 pm · in reply to: Best tests for AeT, or, why isn't HR drift covered in the new book #18542

Hi Scott, thanks for your response, totally makes sense! And thank you for making your knowledge available independent of commercial endorsements. Really helpful to get your take on the accuracy of various AeT tests.

Best,
Patrick

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patrick.nygren on May 11, 2018 at 3:02 pm · in reply to: AeT and MEP/adapting training plans #9810

Thanks for your reply, Scott. It looks like part of it got cut off.

Follow-up question: Is there any benefit to supplementing the UA 50k training plan with more recovery walks at ~80-105 bpm as a way to increase fat adaptation?