#138 Ask Evoke: Athlete-Submitted Questions For September 2026

Join Coaches Leif Godberson and Nikki Larochelle for our September 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

00:01:21 Carb loading and cramping

00:05:48 Training without a heart-rate monitor

00:13:45 Minimum volume to maintain uphill running fitness

00:20:01 Tracking downhill running capacity

00:28:47 Training for an objective with no specific date 

00:34:51 Importance of a long training day weekly

00:41:23 Structuring maintenance training between objectives

00:45:45 Training prescriptions for double thresholds

00:55:27 Training a one-arm pull-up