Ask Evoke: Athlete-Submitted Questions For May 2025

Join coaches Scott Johnston and Maya Seckinger for our May 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 here.

Episode Guide

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:01:32 Am I administering and calculating my aerobic threshold test correctly?
• 00:07:22 Altering Evoke’s Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim plan for an 50-mile race.
• 00:10:11 Limitations of stock training plans
• 00:12:59 How fueling timing effects physiological markers like heart-rate
• 00:21:55 Does increased water retention from carbohydrate consumption aid in staying hydrated?
• 00:24:14 Managing IT band syndrome during a training block?
• 00:29:20 Pre-hab and re-hab for managing chronic ankle instability?
• 00:35:27 Maintaining aerobic base after curing aerobic deficiency syndrome
• 00:38:22 How to warm-up properly for high-intensity, large vertical gain runs
• 00:47:45 Emphasizing capacity vs. utilization for ebbs and flows between objectives
• 00:52:26 Why elite road-racers do not seem to dominate in mountain running races
• 00:56:35 Does training in zone 3 reduce aerobic capacity?
• 01:12:59 With aerobic deficiency syndrome, should I train predominantly in zone 2?