#135 Ask Evoke: Athlete-Submitted Questions For July 2026

Join Coaches Maya Seckinger and Seth Keena for our July installment of Ask Evoke, where they answer training questions submitted by members of the Evoke Endurance community.To submit your own training questions, or if you would like to learn more about the Evoke Endurance community, visit our Reddit forum: https://www.reddit.com/r/evokeendurance/, or contact us here.Episode Guide00:00:00 Introduction00:04:34 Tracking and qualifying fatigue00:09:44 Improving aerobic base with limited training time00:11:30 Managing down-hill volume00:14:46 Does zone 1 training create a positive training stimulus00:18:19 Training down-hills for a specific race00:19:27 Aging well00:20:05 Intensity runs during a base phase00:22:42 Training zone 2 & intensity in the same day00:25:03 Best trail running home towns00:27:01 Using stair climber machines for aerobic base work00:28:50 Usefulness of nose breathing vs. MAF00:32:19 VO2 max vs. lactate threshold for predicting performance above 8k meters00:36:06 Increasing durability and fatigue resistance for a 59 year old00:39:00 Finding down-hill race pace & tactics00:42:39 Key to aerobic base training00:43:48 Speed during aerobic base work00:44:57 Managing training load for both mountain biking and running 00:47:25 Physical preparation for a professional guide exam00:52:55 Using TrainingPeaks training stress metrics00:56:41 Outro and thanks