[Scott Johnston]

@aaholmes

See my comments below:

1. How to find power for top of Evoke Z1 and Z2?  I assume the Aerobic Threshold Test is still recommended and I could simply try to hold a constant power for 1h and look for heart rate drift <3.5%?  Or perhaps just try to hike at top of my previously determined Z1 or Z2 heart rates and determine what power that is?  I’d suggest doing the drift test but using power rather than heart rate.

2. Markus’ FTP test appears to approximate the power you would get doing the Evoke AnT test.  Unsure though if Markus’ suggested power zones align well with Evoke recommendations.  FTP should align closely with AnT

3. How well does this work with Skimo?  Are users adding the weight of their pack (and maybe also their boot/ski weight)  into the RunPowerModel settings? These things I don’t know and Markus was pretty clear that his power model may not work when heavy weight is added.

4.  Muscular Endurance Water Carries – does the power meter help with this?  At least to approximate TSS?  For uphill ME weighted carries Markus’ suggestion about heavy weight may apply again.  I typically apply a TSS of 150 for 1 hour or 1000m of this type of work.

5. Long runs – are Markus’ pacing suggestions for races also helpful for long runs?  I’ve always had issues pacing 2-4h runs.  I think they are very applicable for long training runs and they can help you learn better pacing for races.

It will be fun to explore this new tool and I like Markus’ advice to have a skeptical view of the numbers.  Looking forward to hearing about other users experiences.