#132 Ask Evoke: Athlete-Submitted Questions For April 2026
About this episode
Join Coaches Maya Seckinger and Nikki Larochelle for our April 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 Guide
00:00:00 Introduction
00:05:58 Time in zone 2 vs. even more time in Z1/low-Z2
00:10:27 Training while raising children
00:13:38 Optimal heart rate zone range for a long hike
00:15:56 Training during transition periods between seasonal events
00:19:48 Is there an upper limit for high-volume days?
00:23:28 General advice for pacing a first 50k race
00:30:57 General signs of fatigue vs. fitness improvements
00:34:30 Integrating aerobic base work as a tri-athlete
00:36:34 How attentive to heart rate spikes does a beginner athlete need to be?
00:40:50 Recovering from over training and overcoming aerobic deficiency
00:46:50 Outro and thanks