#117 Road To Tor Des Geants, Part 2

Join Evoke coach Jack Kuenzle for another conversation with Will Peterson. Will requested the coaching services of Jack to prepare him for the 2025 Tor Des Geants, a two-hundred five mile ultra-running race with seventy-eight thousand feet of total vertical, taking place in September. In the second part of this series, they discuss how Will’s training has gone up to now, and how they’ll plan for this final training block. This is the second of their coaching conversations in the lead-up to Tor.Listen to episode #112 for their first conversation, and look out for Part 3 in early September.To submit your own training questions, or if would like to learn more about the Evoke Endurance community, contact us here.Will’s Podcast: From The BackcountryEpisode Guide00:00:00 Introduction00:01:00 Balancing medical school rotations and training00:02:02 Will’s recent training volumes and metrics00:09:11 Tips on pacing and heart rate for a time trial00:11:55 The structure of Will’s high-intensity sessions00:19:42 More firm heart rate limits and novel stimuli00:23:28 Strategies on pacing for long runs and downhills00:33:09 Training efficiency with poles00:36:44 Tweaking fueling strategies00:41:47 Drinking to thirst at your sweat salinity 00:44:44 Planning the upcoming training block00:50:53 Dialing total vertical accumulation and terrain selection00:56:21 Scouting the Tor course00:59:02 Acclimatization and heat training01:07:42 Sleep strategies for Tor01:11:01 Mandatory gear for Tor01:15:09 Final thoughts

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