Post #3827166
2026-07-15 07:20 UTC
@lehtimaeki@snapp.social I have a more general question about training and TEP, because I am curious and want to better understand.
When I train for a mountain run, part of my training consists of not running but loaded hiking uphill and downhill. I will put on a 12-16kg backpack and go hike in a hilly or even better mountain region.
In regard to gathering TEP in the training period, how would you think this would add up to the TEP I gather while running? And related: in VertMatch, you only sync runs, not hikes. Is that because according to how you see gathering TEP, hiking doesn't have the same effect as running?
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@lehtimaeki@snapp.social 2026-07-15 07:36
@teufen@mas.to Hey, this is a super interesting point. The real reason hiking activities not being there is the simple fact that I've not really thought about them as I don't do/track hiking. A good mental model for TEP is to think it as a multiplier to the physical effort for that climb. So hiking climb is no different from run climb. Most people walk up these hills even if the activity is tracked as a "run". So I think hiking activities should be tracked same way as running.