[A] Thanks for educating us on this, and the riches that decoupling and NOT decoupling can tell us about our capacities at various effort intensities and durations.
Coincidentally, TIL that (1) TrainingPeaks has a decoupling metric that emerges from the “Analyze” feature; and combining that with (2) keeping an > 60 minute effort at a constant heart rate (more accurate around a track, or on a flat course) OR on a treadmill at a non-changing pace and grade, this decoupling metric can give us an idea whether one’s effort is < AeT, at AeT, or > AeT. See appended. It’s sort of a variation of your “Capped Heart Rate Routes” technique.
[B] Thanks also for emphasizing that each effort has its own curve regarding an effort of X intensity for Y duration. It’s neat to learn that doing a series of these efforts at 60, 80, 100 minutes, etc., at appropriate pace/ power intensities is a way to see if we have aerobic capacity for a 21K, 42K, 50K, etc.
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Hi Gordo,
[A] Thanks for educating us on this, and the riches that decoupling and NOT decoupling can tell us about our capacities at various effort intensities and durations.
Coincidentally, TIL that (1) TrainingPeaks has a decoupling metric that emerges from the “Analyze” feature; and combining that with (2) keeping an > 60 minute effort at a constant heart rate (more accurate around a track, or on a flat course) OR on a treadmill at a non-changing pace and grade, this decoupling metric can give us an idea whether one’s effort is < AeT, at AeT, or > AeT. See appended. It’s sort of a variation of your “Capped Heart Rate Routes” technique.
Do you have any thoughts on using decoupling this way as a “poor man’s” lactate threshold testing for AeT? [Source: https://uphillathlete.com/aerobic-training/heart-rate-drift/ ]
[B] Thanks also for emphasizing that each effort has its own curve regarding an effort of X intensity for Y duration. It’s neat to learn that doing a series of these efforts at 60, 80, 100 minutes, etc., at appropriate pace/ power intensities is a way to see if we have aerobic capacity for a 21K, 42K, 50K, etc.
[I decide to move the question here after originally asking on YT]