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rcj on February 16, 2023 at 9:34 am · in reply to: Training Zones in New Alpinism vs Uphill Athlete #75702

Kelly, does this help? https://uphillathlete.com/forums/topic/confusion-zone-1-2-tftna-vs-trainingpeaks/

I think it was a misprint or typo. But the gist is that in New Alpinism, when they say Zone 1 they mean Zone 2. There’s probably more nuance, but the linked post might help.

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rcj on February 1, 2023 at 11:54 am · in reply to: Zoom Calls #75271

New features got me. Thanks, Pedro!

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rcj on January 24, 2023 at 3:37 pm · in reply to: Where is everyone located? #75048

I’m in Reno and will be on Rainier in mid-June with RMI. I’ll also be making a run at Shasta’s Casaval Ridge in March and several other spots in the Sierra prior to that. Denali is the goal, and I’m currently thinking about a 2025 trip. I love this group and the guidance from the coaches here.

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rcj on January 7, 2023 at 12:19 am · in reply to: Pelton training #74384

I have had two cases in the year and a half since owning mine where I was injured from running and able to use the Peloton to do workouts without getting killed in my aerobic capacity. I have done it exactly like Jane describes where I have to ease back in, but I am virtually hitting the road without missing a beat. It’s not the exact same thing, but from my experience, the bike helps keep everything humming when I have been unable to run.

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rcj on December 15, 2022 at 10:01 am · in reply to: HR Drift/RAMP Test Results #73719

I’m not sure you failed the test. If you grab the final hour and count everything before as a warmup, you get an average of 140 for the first half, 145 for the second. The difference of 5 bpm makes the drift come out to 3.4%, which is just below the 3.5% threshold. Grabbing the first five minutes of that hour puts your AeT at 135.

I take the average of the first five minutes because a coach here once suggested that, and it seems to make more sense to me than trying to stabilize your HR at the exact bpm you think it might be.

You could maybe bump it to 136 because you were below the threshold, but this is a pretty good test from what I can see. I see the spike, but I think that once you got into the test, your heart rate stabilized at a higher rate than you realized it would. The drift is what you’re measuring, and your hr was drifting right within range.

First half – 140 bpm
Second half – 145 bpm
Drift – 3.4%
First five minute average – 135

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rcj on December 9, 2022 at 2:22 pm · in reply to: HR for Zone 2 Hike on Hilly Terrain #73551

Ignore HR on the downhill. The load on the body from going downhill are their own thing and enough to make the workout a full one.That’s why they say to count both uphill and downhill.

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rcj on December 5, 2022 at 9:40 am · in reply to: Starting in between 24 and 16 weeks #73358

Based on what I’ve seen from coaches here, I think the 16 week plan, followed by repeating weeks 17-20 at the end would be the right call.

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rcj on November 4, 2022 at 10:57 am · in reply to: Anaerobic Threshold Test Gone Terribly Wrong #72313

This sounds like your heart rate monitor wasn’t right. There’s no way you averaged only 108 at that pace and incline unless you stopped almost immediately is my guess, so something was off. The chest strap probably solves this.

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rcj on November 4, 2022 at 10:50 am · in reply to: Will the sweat go away? #72312

I started out in the same way. Miserable sweating on easy paced runs. That’s beginning to change. I can come home from an hour running in Zone 2 and not be a wet mess like before, so I do believe it’s getting better. I’m also in Reno and have a goal of Denali with a few other guys here. Good luck!

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rcj on November 1, 2022 at 11:18 am · in reply to: Question about determining AeT and AnT #72240

Flash, you are correct. That is the number you’re looking for, and based on the book’s advice, that percentage is a bit low, so start with aslightly higher heart rate. However, it’s pretty close and you could reasonably add a beat or two to your starting number and use that as AeT.

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rcj on September 27, 2022 at 5:16 pm · in reply to: 24-week TP and ChamoFit questions #71079

With regard to 4 and 5…

4. You can, but level 0 was really more about showing you the basics. Move to Level 1 for the full hour. No need to repeat Level 0.

5. When you can do all the movement well and complete the workout without skipping parts or taking breaks.

Good luck. This program is excellent

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rcj on July 11, 2022 at 1:15 pm · in reply to: Negative Pa:Hr #69077

I took a quick look and my first thought is that this is exactly what happens in out and back runs for me. I also once tried the test on a flat field, then reversed direction halfway through and got a negative result. You also went on some of the loops you created for the run in both directions, and I wonder if that played into it. My suggestion would be to redo the test and stay going in one direction while also trying not to get too bored by that.

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rcj on June 23, 2022 at 2:12 pm · in reply to: AnT test #68472

I may be mistaken, but I believe the AnT test is “go as hard as you can sustain” for the time period. Not necessarily steady, but just going at a very high effort and slowing down if you need to, then taking the average HR.

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rcj on June 21, 2022 at 11:28 am · in reply to: uphill water cary VS weighted hike #68413

As I read it, Lindsay, the two are different in that for the Z1/Z2 hike, you’re not necessarily on a steep uphill, but more rolling or lower angle climbs. The ME carry in my plan says it should be Z3 and very steep, which indicates a higher effort. There’s a big difference to me between “rolling hills with some steep climbs” and “push it in super vertical terrain.” At least that’s how I read it.

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rcj on May 18, 2022 at 4:14 pm · in reply to: Technical Troubleshooting #67342

I don’t think I can help to get them syncing, but you can export the file from each workout on Garmin Connect and upload it directly to Training Peaks. That should catch you up, with others hopefully helping out with eh sync issue.