RunningAHEAD - Topic: Vo2max

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jEfFgObLuE view log Frustrating Project	posted: 10/30/2008 at 2:12 PM
	Just so we're perfectly clear, I still believe that VO2max is irrelevant. VO2max, on the other hand, is extremely critical, and you should have it tested at least quarterly.
	20th Century: 800m: 2:04 \|1600m: 4:37 \|3200m: 10:06 \|5k: 16:23 \|10k: 35:38 \|15k: 54:20 25k: 1:35:59 21st Century: 5k: 19:42 \|10k: 43:00 "Do not allow children to mix drinks. It is unseemly, and they use too much vermouth." Steve Allen Oswald acted alone.

jEfFgObLuE view log Frustrating Project	posted: 10/30/2008 at 2:19 PM modified: 10/30/2008 at 2:48 PM
	Quote from Purdey on 10/30/2008 at 12:41 PM: To effectively increase your LT I think you need to work just below it. Therefore you need to know what it is.... if you want to do it "intelligently" and "target" it. Just saying. Perhaps it's semantics, but you don't need to know your LT to do a tempo run. If you run comfortably hard for 20 minutes at a pace that you could race all-out for 60 minutes, you're working your LT, without really knowing it, and certainly without testing it. MTA: Purdey, to be fair, I acknowledge that VO2max is an relevant physiological metric for aerobic endurance exercise. But knowing it or worrying about it has zero impact on my running. And whether or not Noakes or anyone else has come up with a new understanding of it doesn't mean jack squat to me unless it produces a better way to train to race faster. I'm a big fan of 800m~1mi intervals in my training cycle. (Why not now? Because I have no base.) I know that running these will improve my VO2max. That's all well and fine, but all I care about is that they will get me from the starting line to the finish line faster than if I don't do them. And sure, I read Daniels, and I base target training paces on some of his tables. And he has VDOT, which is an approximated VO2max. But McMillan gives you the same kind of training paces without Vanything in his table, and it's just as effective. To me, the workouts and results matter, but the actual number, and certainly getting it tested, does not.
	20th Century: 800m: 2:04 \|1600m: 4:37 \|3200m: 10:06 \|5k: 16:23 \|10k: 35:38 \|15k: 54:20 25k: 1:35:59 21st Century: 5k: 19:42 \|10k: 43:00 "Do not allow children to mix drinks. It is unseemly, and they use too much vermouth." Steve Allen Oswald acted alone.

ʇuǝɹʇ view log ʎǝʞuoɯ ʎʞunɟ	posted: 10/30/2008 at 2:19 PM
	Gloule, you are a boolean semanticist.
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jEfFgObLuE view log Frustrating Project	posted: 10/30/2008 at 2:22 PM
	Quote from ʇuǝɹʇ on 10/30/2008 at 2:19 PM: ~~Gloule~~ Globule, you are a boolean semanticist. Trent, you are a spelling moron.
	20th Century: 800m: 2:04 \|1600m: 4:37 \|3200m: 10:06 \|5k: 16:23 \|10k: 35:38 \|15k: 54:20 25k: 1:35:59 21st Century: 5k: 19:42 \|10k: 43:00 "Do not allow children to mix drinks. It is unseemly, and they use too much vermouth." Steve Allen Oswald acted alone.

Purdey view log 2012?	posted: 10/30/2008 at 3:22 PM
	Quote from jEfFgObLuE on 10/30/2008 at 2:19 PM: Perhaps it's semantics, but you don't need to know your LT to do a tempo run. If you run comfortably hard for 20 minutes at a pace that you could race all-out for 60 minutes, you're working your LT, without really knowing it, and certainly without testing it. By knowing what that pace is, you probably know enough about your LT. Agreed. Quote from jEfFgObLuE on 10/30/2008 at 2:19 PM: To me, the workouts and results matter, but the actual number, and certainly getting it tested, does not. Blobby - we are, I say again, in violent agreement.
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JakeKnight view log	posted: 10/30/2008 at 3:42 PM
	This thread sucks.
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Purdey view log 2012?	posted: 10/30/2008 at 4:05 PM
	Quote from JakeKnight on 10/30/2008 at 3:42 PM: This thread sucks. thanks for your valuable input.... as ever. Yes it does rather doesn't it?
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jEfFgObLuE view log Frustrating Project	posted: 10/30/2008 at 4:09 PM modified: 10/30/2008 at 4:10 PM
	Quote from Purdey on 10/30/2008 at 3:22 PM: Blobby - we are, I say again, in violent agreement. I love the phrase "violent agreement." I picture two guys throwing punches at each other. Globule: You're right! punch Purdey: No, you're right! punch Globule: I agree with you! punch Purdey: No, I agree with you! punch
	20th Century: 800m: 2:04 \|1600m: 4:37 \|3200m: 10:06 \|5k: 16:23 \|10k: 35:38 \|15k: 54:20 25k: 1:35:59 21st Century: 5k: 19:42 \|10k: 43:00 "Do not allow children to mix drinks. It is unseemly, and they use too much vermouth." Steve Allen Oswald acted alone.

ʇuǝɹʇ view log ʎǝʞuoɯ ʎʞunɟ	posted: 10/30/2008 at 4:38 PM
	Quote from JakeKnight on 10/30/2008 at 3:42 PM: This thread sucks. Like a gas station vacuum.
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Ileneforward view log	posted: 10/30/2008 at 5:12 PM
	I violently agree.

fatozzig view log Anti-Monkey Butt Powder	posted: 10/31/2008 at 3:47 AM
	I need a drink . . .
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Purdey view log 2012?	posted: 10/31/2008 at 7:37 AM
	I violently need a drink.... who's up for getting hammered?
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fatozzig view log Anti-Monkey Butt Powder	posted: 11/1/2008 at 1:21 AM
	ME!! Margaritas?!? I like mine on the rocks, no salt . . . . please! With chips and salsa.
	Leslie Living and Running Behind the Redwood Curtain ------------- THE PET PRINCIPLE: No matter which side of the door the cat or dog is on, it's the wrong side. 2009 Goals: 3/21-Pirates Cove 30k; 05/03-Skyline Ridge 37k, 7/11-SOB 50k; 10/24-Whiskeytown 30k; 12/06-Desert High 50; 09/27-Crew for Katemd at 100 in the Hood

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