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Evoke coach Kylee Toth welcomes professional climber Brette Harrington to talk about her personal history, athletic development, and most memorable ascents and adventures. 

In this episode Scott Johnston is joined by evoke coach Dave Thompson. In this talk Dave and Scott grapple with some rather esoteric concepts involved in how we learn skills and translate those into improved performance in sports.

Vault Classic: Vince Paikowski won the Best Ranger Competition in 2020, using EvokeEndurance training principles. Here, Scott Johnston talks with Vince about his background, and how he and his partner prepared, trained, and executed. Since then, Vince has either coached or developed training plans for most of the top-ten finishers of the Best Ranger Competition in the subsequent years.Over the past eight years, numerous Evoke coaches have worked with individual members of US and foreign  military branches as they prepare for demanding selection processes for their various Special Operations. These selections are true ultra-endurance events that last for weeks, with the candidates navigating very rough terrain, covering long distances, and carrying heavy weight -- blending physical, mental, and tactical skill with limited calories and sleep.

This podcast is a recording of a recent mountaineering-focused Coach Corner. Join Evoke coaches Kylee Toth, Seth Keena, Leif Whittaker, and Jack Kuenzle to answer audience questions. We were also very pleased and honored to  have a cameo appearance by Steve Swenson. Veteran of many expeditions to the Karakoram Range, winner of the Piolet d’Or, and most recently the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Alpine Club.

It's a tricky balancing act to manage training with the needs and challenges of a normal life such as family, work, and school. Only a tiny minority of us can live the "eat, sleep, train, and repeat" life of a professional athlete. Here at evoke, our group of coaches aim to find the balance between life obligations and training for themselves and those that they coach. Today Scott Johnston talks to Evoke Coach Kylee Toth on how she balances her World Cup athletic goals with raising her kids and being an effective coach. 

Monica Piris MD has worked as a doctor on expeditions to extreme altitudes since 2007, having gone on more than twenty expeditions to the Himalayas, including fourteen trips  to 8000 meter peaks, and ten expeditions to Mount Everest. On these trips her work has ranged from monitoring the health of team-members throughout the preparatory period and expedition itself; treating locals and visitors for common illnesses; treating frostbite and potentially fatal altitude-related illness; and offering diagnostic and therapeutic advice over the radio to unwell climbers being rescued above 8000 meters. She currently works as the expedition doctor for Alpenglow Expeditions as well as offers remote medical cover for private expeditions.Altitude Illness and Frostbite Flow Chart: https://evokeendurance.com/forums/topic/altitude-illenss-signs-symptoms-and-treatment/

Join coaches Jesse Rich, Andy Reed, and Luke Nelson as they answer questions submitted  from the Evoke community about training, preparation, and strategy for popular styles of distance running.

Scott Johnston talks with Judd Van Sickle, Director of Sports Performance and Wellness at U.C. Davis. In this episode, they cover many topics including: performance implications of fat adaptation; the concept of Fat Max; aerobic glycolysis; use of power meters to track training load; and the lack of nuance that has occurred with the popularization of Zone 2 aerobic training.Contact Judd Van Sickle: https://health.ucdavis.edu/sports-medicine/our-team/judd-vansickle

Scott Johnston is joined today by David Goettler. David is a highly accomplished alpinist who has climbed six 8000 meter peaks without the use of supplemental oxygen, including Everest. David has amassed a unique and broad experience climbing in Earth's biggest mountain ranges.  Scott and David discuss the history of David's training since they started working together and over the past eight years.

Join host Scott Johnston as he chats with his coached athlete, professional ultra runner Tom Evans. Tom recently made a podium finish at the Black Canyon 100k in Arizona where he beat the course record along with the other two top finishers. Scott and Tom discuss the modulation of Tom’s training, and the essential distinction between capacity and utilization training. All of this forms the backdrop of how they work to ensure that the correct training for Tom is done in critical and essential time windows.