Scott Johnston
Endurance coach and co-author of 'Training for the Uphill Athlete' and 'Training for the New Alpinism', founder of Evoke Endurance who coaches elite endurance athletes on aerobic development, intensity balance, and recovery.
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Feb 28, 2026 • 1h 13min
#121: How to Build an Unstoppable Aerobic Engine (Even If Starting From Zero) | Scott Johnston
Scott Johnston, endurance coach and co-author of Training for the Uphill Athlete, explains building an aerobic foundation. He covers aerobic vs anaerobic thresholds, how long aerobic gains take, and testing methods for your first and second thresholds. Practical plans include zone-two volume, caution around ramping load, and when double-threshold days make sense.
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Mar 27, 2026 • 1h 31min
#122: You're Doing Zone 2 Wrong (Even If You Think You're Not) | Scott Johnston Round 2
Scott Johnston, endurance coach and co-author of Training for the Uphill Athlete, explains why Zone 2 is often oversimplified. He tackles aerobic deficiency, when Zone 2 becomes too intense, myths about VO2max, balancing intensity versus volume, run-walk progressions, recovery timelines, and practical return-from-injury and heat/altitude adjustments.
