[michazeidan]

Hi Scott,

Many thanks for your explanation above. It is much appreciated! It’s good to know that pacing longer ultras is tough even for the pros and that the HR drift is not uncommon. I think that what makes it difficult is wanting to know that you’ve given everything and ran as hard as you could rather than coasting, which requires a very fine line between going too hard and pacing ‘just right’.

Next year’s aim will be some heat acllimation prior to the race together with maybe a slower start and some time targets for the race sections based on recces. Whether I have the self dicipline to maintain a seemingly stumblingly slow start pace is another matter and is yet to be seen!

Thanks as always for your continued sharing of your knowledge!

Regards,

Mike

[michazeidan]

Hi Scott,

Thank you very much for the advice above. It is very much appreciated! I shall opt for the second option with z3 uphill running plus the hill sprints every 10 days or so. Looking forward to finally  transitioning over to z3 uphill running!

Cheers,

Mike

[michazeidan]

Hi Scott,

Many thanks for your response to the above question, it is very much appreciated and i will look to incorporate you reccomendation into my plan.

As part of the planning phase i’ve been revisiting some of your old podcasts and a couple of days ago I came across your talk with the Physical Therapist Pete Dickinson where there was talk about success with doing the intervals workout and the Strength workout on the same day followed by a day off. Great Episode and Glad for the further confirmation above that this is the best option.

@ Josh – thanks also for your feedback!

All the best,

Mike

 

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