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Travis Gerbatsch on May 8, 2023 at 12:43 am · in reply to: Intro #77981

Tim – there’s a good quick read in Training for the Uphill Athlete on page 88 that talks about how John Kelly trained and won the Barclay Marathon without any true access to mountains, despite there being over 67,000 feet of gain.

Might be worth a read and to gain some insight.

Travis

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Travis Gerbatsch on March 31, 2023 at 7:48 am · in reply to: Knee meniscus problems – flexibility training? #76776

George – I’ve had two knee surgeries (meniscus trim and ACL reconstruction). One of the best things I have found so far is actually strengthening all the little muscles around the knee to better protect ligaments and cartilage. I’ll still have that pain from time to time behind the knee but only after really long repetitive motions. The ChamFit exercises are actually awesome for the knee.

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Travis Gerbatsch on February 2, 2023 at 3:12 am · in reply to: breathwork and movement efficiency to control HR #75297

Screech.k – I found the same exact thing today. I was actually getting kind of frustrated. It was so hard to maintain a zone 2 heart rate even on small hills. I had to walk all the hills and even some of the flats.

But you’re right on, controlling the breathing did help maintain a zone 2 heart rate.

I hope to see improvements in the next 4-8 weeks.

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Travis Gerbatsch on February 2, 2023 at 3:08 am · in reply to: How to Determine Zone 3 #75296

Hey Pedro thanks – This is Travis.

Ok I’ll wait another 4 weeks to determine.

Thanks for the follow up

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Travis Gerbatsch on January 26, 2023 at 12:42 am · in reply to: Where is everyone located? #75091

Hey – I’m located in Vicenza, Italy. About 45 minutes from Venice.

Definitely up for some skiing or ice climbing this winter if any one is in the area.

Heading to Val di Gares this weekend for some ice climbing.

Travis