Questions to your answers on prepping for a set time race vs. a set distance race, workouts that pair speedwork and strength, focusing on key workouts rather than overall weekly mileage, getting started in ultras, fitting in training with graveyards shifts and a crazy schedule, MAF vs. Zone 2 HR, socks and foot care while running, Read More

Lucho joins us to answer your questions on running a marathon per month for 12 months, preventing sore nipples, inspiration, glycogen/fat burning and fuel intake, improving downhill/technical running, stair workouts to help uphill running, the idea that we don’t need electrolyte supplements during exercise/racing, speed work — is it necessary for ultrarunners, returning from injury, planning long Read More

Lucho joins us to answer your questions on breathing rate while running and should we try and control it (less and/or more), on lactate threshold (LT) and related terminology such as FTP (plus why LT is important, why LT is not the same as anaerobic threshold (AT), why AT should not be used, how LT Read More

On this episode of Ask the Ultrarunner, Lucho answers your questions on signs and symptoms of overtraining and when to take a break vs. when it’s OK to keep going; why is 90 strides a minute ideal for running; heart rate issues on long runs; training camps for ultrarunners, improving run performance with cross training at Read More

Lucho joins us to answer your questions on recovery between big races, hill run repeats vs. hill run intervals, track workouts for ultrarunners (do them?), ideas for downhill running drills, strength training ideas for a road cyclist/triathlete who suffer’s from runner’s knee and IT band issues (and tips for ITBS), how cycling benefits running and Read More

Lucho is on to answer your questions on  the best way to fitness test oneself and re-test later, how do you properly pace a hilly trail race, the goods and bads of running by pace per mile, how to plan your training around very long car trips/traveling, what to do for recovery/training between big races, training tips Read More

Lucho joins us to answer your questions on: what to do on a 2-week break between two big run races, when/where to incorporate strength training, DIY lactate threshold testing, the pros and cons to early morning runs (before dawn), how to train for your first triathlon while marathon training, how to decide to add on Read More

Lucho joins us to answer your questions on: what to do on a 2-week break between two big run races, when/where to incorporate strength training, DIY lactate threshold testing, the pros and cons to early morning runs (before dawn), how to train for your first triathlon while marathon training, how to decide to add on Read More

Lucho joins us to answer your questions on: the best way to utilize the numbers from a lactate threshold test, mixing cardio and weights for an endurance event, best training techniques when doing a 100-miler and Ironman in 2012, the best conditioning for downhill running, yay or nay to taking naps during an ultra, types Read More

On this episode Lucho discusses your questions on homebrewed ice tea as hydration, doing a “warmup” 100-miler before the A race, making the transition from 50-milers to 100ks, tapering techniques for a ultra, avoiding the back-to-back runs in ultra training, and what Lucho’s typical training week is like. Ask your questions on our Facebook page! Read More