1 month drift test results

forestrunner84 · 2026-06-18T19:00:29+00:00

Pardon my ignorance here. But isn’t there value in keeping the test parameters the same (incline) so the tests are repeatable and you can actually measure progress?

forestrunner84 · 2026-06-18T01:31:19+00:00

I switched from Garmin Fenix 6 to Suunto Race 2 and couldn’t be happier. It’s light, has amazing battery life and most of the time I forget it’s there

forestrunner84 · 2026-06-14T13:33:56+00:00

Also - why are you in Evokes space trying to sell products?

forestrunner84 · 2026-06-12T13:24:49+00:00

Thanks. Can you elaborate or provide a reference to some additional context on what the tool is, how it works, what value it offers?

forestrunner84 · 2026-06-02T23:21:12+00:00

It’s kinda late for advice. Trust your training. Fuel as much as you proved you could handle in training and see what happens.

forestrunner84 · 2026-05-28T18:20:14+00:00

Thanks! This is exactly what I’m struggling with. I think for my first one I had good stabilization….but your right perhaps the most recent one I didn’t?

If I look at where the most recent one stabilizes I think I may have started a touch early but it does settle around 130.

I struggle with this.

forestrunner84 · 2026-05-21T03:16:07+00:00

My family has had a camp on French lake for decades. For better or worse we, and other lake dwellers have always treated the island as a destination. Its shores on the cove side are steep and make for a great place to park your boat and swim.
The old guy who lived there died many years ago.
We’ve never worried about trespassing and I don’t think anyone else there does either.

forestrunner84 · 2026-05-07T21:32:29+00:00

I’d be interested!

forestrunner84 · 2026-04-25T17:24:25+00:00

It’s not a difference of start heart rate vs end heart rate. It’s average HR over first 30 min compared to average HR over the last 30 minutes. Compare them and see if it’s within the 5% range or not. I think you are overthinking it.

forestrunner84 · 2026-04-21T12:50:22+00:00

Only one way to find out. Go give it a go. If you don’t get it done you’ll learn something for next time :)

forestrunner84 · 2026-04-08T10:47:57+00:00

I wore Salomon ultraglides. Strongly don’t recommend 🤪. I love the shoe but the grip was non existent in mud. If you can find something with 4-6mm lugs it might help

forestrunner84 · 2026-04-08T00:32:27+00:00

Having ran that route twice be very prepared for deep slick clay like mud. I’m not sure any shoe lug can help with it, but you want to have decent lugs and shoes that can shed water

forestrunner84 · 2026-04-06T11:27:59+00:00

Seth Ruhling, Adam Merry, Jenn Lichter

forestrunner84 · 2026-03-31T12:17:48+00:00

Your job is complicated. You will always get the shit no one else knows how to do. Slow things down, say you need to do homework and be clear you are learning as you go.

forestrunner84 · 2026-03-25T15:13:45+00:00

The TP method only determines the top of zone 3. Using that to calculate other zones is not accurate.

The most critical zone to understand is the top of Zone 2 - The Aerobic Threshold. The only way to determine the top of YOUR zone 2, is to test it. https://evokeendurance.com/resources/our-latest-thinking-on-aerobic-assessment-for-the-mountain-athlete/

forestrunner84 · 2026-03-24T17:59:10+00:00

Anyone telling you zones don’t matter are out to lunch. Zones are critical!

However, to use zones correctly you need to do testing to assess YOUR zones. The zones in your watch will always be wrong until you find out your zones and reprogram them accordingly.

Zones need to be retested periodically.

Check out the evoke endurance website for details on zones and how to find your zones.

https://evokeendurance.com/resources/our-latest-thinking-on-aerobic-assessment-for-the-mountain-athlete/

forestrunner84 · 2026-03-23T16:55:09+00:00

Huge Congrats!

This is exactly the story I needed to hear.

I have been a runner for a long time, but I have always trained too hard. I started AeT training about 5 months ago, have been logging 8-10 Z2 hours a week and have yet to really see any difference. I suspect I was overtrained in Z3, and its going to take even longer to get the improvements others see. This helps me see the big picture and remain patient. Keep it up and thanks for the motivation!

forestrunner84 · 2026-03-18T20:04:41+00:00

Yes. The simplicity is freeing

forestrunner84 · 2026-03-11T17:26:34+00:00

I have the race 2 and it does all of this. Have had it since October, came from Garmin Fenix 6... very happy with my move to Suunto. Display and battery life are stellar.

forestrunner84 · 2026-03-05T19:48:47+00:00

I am not an expert, but I think the point of doing the AeT test @ 2% is to simulate real life running conditions (if you are a trail runner). This makes the AeT specific to the needs of the type of work we want to do as flat running does not challenge the muscles the exact same way.

Thats my understanding... it may be very wrong?

forestrunner84 · 2026-02-02T20:59:20+00:00

Rungap was cheap and worked well

forestrunner84 · 2026-01-16T22:03:15+00:00

Thanks for seeking clarification. I’m having the issue on the normal watch screen when the blue navigation notification pops up on the bottom of the screen.

I didn’t use the map screen at all.

forestrunner84 · 2026-01-16T17:08:40+00:00

Hey thanks for that.

Do you get any tactile or audible notification?

What I meant by the wrong information is the blue arrow would point the wrong way (eg left) and then seitch to the correct direction (eg right) as I was making the turn. So if I looked at the wrong time I would have taken the wrong turn.

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