Ask Evoke: Athlete-Submitted Questions For March 2025

Join coaches Scott Johnston and Kylee Toth for our March installment of Ask Evoke, where they answer training questions submitted by members of the Evoke Endurance community.

To submit your own training questions for our coaches, send us a direct message on Instagram or contact us.

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:01:16 Common gaps most people have in training theory
• 00:12:23 Does anaerobic work blunt aerobic development if done at the end of a long run?
• 00:16:00 Progressing group-wide physical training in tactical and military applications
• 00:22:14 Timing hot/cold contrast therapy with aerobic training and development
• 00:30:37 Are there genetic limitations to aerobic threshold improvements?
• 00:39:44 Reasons for decrease in aerobic threshold after high-altitude expedition?
• 00:41:28 Dialing local muscular fatigue levels during weighted uphill carries
• 00:44:38 Mixed modality aerobic base work vs. specific aerobic base work
• 00:49:40 Running a sub-3 hour road marathon while training for a 100k mountain running race
• 00:54:11 Progressing from short to longer duration hill sprints, and their training effect.
• 00:58:00 Fixing aerobic deficiency syndrome and determining aerobic threshold at high elevations
• 01:02:07 Why an amateur cannot train weekly volumes similar to an elite athlete
• 01:05:50 Common performance declines with aging.
• 01:09:33 Mitigating knee pain caused by down-hill running.
• 01:15:41 Effective recovery methods during taper before a race.