Lucho is on the show to answer your questions on swim fins – what type, how often, and when should be used in swim training; buying a road bike or a triathlon bike and a comparison of both; the right amount/type of swimming for a non-swimmer doing cross-training; ideal recover time between long aerobic workouts; peak Read More

Lucho joins the show to answer your questions on how to approach the offseason when you want to maintain some fitness for next year but “let go” and recover to prevent mental/physical burnout, recovery tips for back-to-back marathon races, lottery and qualifying systems for ultraraces, importance of strength training, transitioning from triathlon to ultra, would Read More

Lucho joins to answer your questions on whether a guy should enter an women’s half marathon, doing a 60k and marathon on back-to-back days, pacing for downhill portions of a marathon, workouts to increase FTP on the bike  (as well as how to find FTP, measuring progress, how it applies to running, LT relationship, etc.), Read More

Lucho gives us an update on his recent races at the Leadville 100 MTB and 10k run and where he’s at in Leadman, as well as a little talk about the Olympics, and answers to your questions on setting goals for a sub-3:00 marathon, insight on a 100-miler and how you’re going to feel, help Read More

Lucho joins to answer your questions on training for a ultra relay event and when to cut back before the race, maintaining bone density in the offseason, stay at MAF or increase intensity as race nears, run workout ideas for when it’s scorching hot, preparing for hilly ultras, how to not overdo it with marathon Read More

Lucho joins to answer your questions on managing training with a demanding/unpredictable schedule, avoiding burnout and illness when training, whether to race with an injury or not, bike workouts to substitute runs, fuel belt or aid stations, managing a vacation and less training before a race, tapering for an ultra, trail run vs. long runs, Read More

Lucho joins to update us on his Leadman training and racing, as well as answer your questions on calf cramping, can the sub-2hr marathon be broken, ITB issues, food for a 24-hr race, the “Max King Approach” for amateurs, input on Time Noakes’ book “Waterlogged,” does playing a sport (such as basketball) impact endurance training, strength training Read More

On this episode of ATU, Lucho joins to answer questions on chronically high heart rate and would MAF help, a heighten Z2 HR coming off injury, tips for peaking and tapering, race with HR monitor or by RPE, what caused a bonk (nutrition or training), references for ultra training plans, detailed insight on strength training Read More

On this episode of “Ask the Ultrarunner” Lucho joins to answer your questions on the deal with losing toenails from running, what it takes to go pro (mental and physical), speed or just MAF running for 100k training, running marathons on back to back weekends, recovery nutrition for people on a ketogenic diet, info on Vitargo, follow-up on a Read More

Lucho joins to answer your questions on a weakness associated with low HR issues despite a rather fast pace, is training with a heavy pack dangerous for mechanics, Renato Canova methods to tolerate higher lactic acid concentrations and improve lactate clearing, pace differences in treadmill vs. road, cycling cadence to help run cadence, good books for cyclists, speed work Read More