#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 Backcountry Episode Guide 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:00 Balancing medical school rotations and training 00:02:02 Will’s recent training volumes and metrics 00:09:11 Tips on pacing and heart rate for a time trial 00:11:55 The structure of Will’s high-intensity sessions 00:19:42 More firm heart rate limits and novel stimuli 00:23:28 Strategies on pacing for long runs and downhills 00:33:09 Training efficiency with poles 00:36:44 Tweaking fueling strategies 00:41:47 Drinking to thirst at your sweat salinity 00:44:44 Planning the upcoming training block 00:50:53 Dialing total vertical accumulation and terrain selection 00:56:21 Scouting the Tor course 00:59:02 Acclimatization and heat training 01:07:42 Sleep strategies for Tor 01:11:01 Mandatory gear for Tor 01:15:09 Final thoughts
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