#137 Ask Evoke: Athlete-Submitted Questions For August 2026

Join Coaches Andy Reed and Kylee Toth for our August 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 Introduction00:00:53 Role of plyometrics training in ultra-running00:05:18 Improving down-hill resilience 00:12:22 Scheduling around an inter-block break from training00:15:14 Evoke methodology relevant to cycling 00:22:25 Aerobic deficiency and adding weight 00:24:55 Chronic Training Load’s relationship to volume00:28:25 Favorite workouts00:29:40 Pre-race capstone runs 00:34:20 Back-to-back long runs 00:36:57 Utilizing zone 1 for fast athletes00:38:30 An elite’s staple workouts for 100 mile runs00:43:38 Improving at running hills 00:46:36 Beginner tips for improving aerobic capacity00:48:05 Day-to-day heart rate & RPE variation  00:53:12 LT1 speed vs LT2 speed 00:53:55 Training muscular endurance on Zwift00:54:48 Mitochondrial function00:55:39 Thoughts on stretching00:59:45 Muscular endurance benefits for flats01:01:10 Rucking in zone 201:02:02 Choosing specific races01:03:57 Thoughts on agility 01:05:15 ME training and tapering01:08:07 Recent Tour de France outcomes01:12:31 Tempo vs. threshold training for ultras01:16:19 Strength training for marathons01:22:18 Outro and thanks