"You've probably experienced the sensations of a lack of fatigue resistance: the localized muscle pain in your legs at the end of a marathon or half-marathon (or any race, for that matter). This is opposite of global fatigue - where you just feel tired that makes you want to slow down or stop. But local fatigue in the propelling muscles - that heavy, dead-legged feeling where it's almost like your legs are giving out - is what we target when we run fatigue resistance workouts."
"It's a more specific way of thinking about fitness and fatigue. Yes, we want to be very fit. But can we build fitness in a very specific way so that our legs don't give out at the end of a race? And while we'll always experience fatigue, can we limit localized muscular fatigue so that it doesn't slow us down so much?"
"Scott Johnston is one of the top running coaches in the world, especially in mountain and high alpine sports. He's worked with Killian Jornet (arguably one of the best ultra endurance athletes of all time) and a collection of the country's top cross country skiers. Evoke Endurance is his new coaching company tailored to endurance athletes of all sports. This year, he coached both the male and female winner of the UTMB trail race (Tom Evans and Ruth Croft)."
Fatigue resistance targets localized muscle fatigue in the propelling muscles that produces a heavy, dead-legged sensation late in races. Localized fatigue differs from global fatigue, which generates a general tiredness and urge to slow or stop. Training can be tailored with specific workouts to limit localized muscular fatigue so legs do not give out near race end. Scott Johnston coaches mountain and ultramarathon athletes and founded Evoke Endurance to serve endurance athletes. He has worked with Killian Jornet and coached UTMB winners Tom Evans and Ruth Croft. Training for the Uphill Athlete is a recommended resource for endurance training.
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