Jon Albon: Training Secrets & The Ascend App

Jon Albon is back on Trail Talk. Fresh off a tough but educational UTMB debut, Jon is building toward 2026 with Montblanc 90 and another crack at Chamonix on the horizon. UTMB 2025: Lessons from his first time round and what changes in year two How horrendous weather and three documentary crews made it a true baptism of fire Training: The shift from low to medium mileage athlete Progressive overload as the number one principle Downhill conditioning without mountains, dirty threshold and stair-specific prep Fuelling: The electrolyte, fluid and carb triangle Racing on pink Himalayan salt and granulated sugar Why fuelling is still his biggest weakness as an athlete The App: Albin App is rebranding to Ascend Origin story, impact, cardio and speed metrics explained The chatbot that runs on human intelligence, not AI Support the show and find all links at linktr.ee/irunovermountains