Beep test: who's done it?

I think a speed trained miler (think 800/1500 type) would do best at this.

Yeah, probably mid distance people would do the best. I'm guessing that an elite can do 160-170+. I can do about 100 and I'm a 5:54 miler/2:45 800 runner.

Yeah in middle school we did the test (we called it the pacer test). My middle school mile PR was around 5:35 and I ran a 130. I would like to see some one get 247 and beat it.

I remember doing this for soccer back in the day. I think I got up to around 120 and then our boom box broke.

Seb

Sounds annoying with such a short run. A mental challenge in addition to the physical one.

The squash player David Palmer is reputed to have beaten it. In fact, the legend is that he's done it five times in a row with five minutes rest between tests, but I'm not sure I believe that. I do believe that he's beaten it once.

I wouldn't entirely say a miler would be great at it. when I was running 5:01 (mile) and 16:40 (5k), I was in the 110s. I could have easily handled the speed portion, but the acceleration portion combined with the sharp turns were tough.

having said that, I highly doubt the xfit, football and hockey types would go beyond 120 as well simply because their speed endurance isn't there.

^ just took a second thought - I would not doubt elite short-distance trail runners at all on this considering they have both the speed and lateral agility required.

TIP: Make sure you are turning BOTH directions on this - last thing any of you want is a sore IT band from doing too much one way.

From experience, I would say 800/1600 guys have the best success at it. In high school, I was a decent 800 guy and would normally beat another kid on the track team who was more of a 16/32 type by a level or so and he was what you could call an elite high schooler.

That test was no joke either. By the end your legs and lungs were on fire, and then practice at the end of the day absolutely sucked.

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^ just took a second thought - I would not doubt elite short-distance trail runners at all on this considering they have both the speed and lateral agility required.

huh??

"elite short distance trail runner"....is there such a thing?

Most trail runs are pretty long. Or did I miss the world trail 3k championship?

And most elite trail runners are nearly as elite runners (fitness wise) as the best track and x-c runners.

So I think you are barking up the wrong tree here.

A soccer player who also has a history as a top middle distance runner would excel (or vice versa. Many good mid distance runners have come from soccer backgrounds. For those that have, it's not like they would have completely lost those cutting and stopping/starting/accelerating abilities).

I got 110 on it and the most annoying part is the sharp turning and the monotony of it. 800/1600 meter runners will probably do best on it, but as it gets faster and faster, 800 runners might have a slight inclination to be better.

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And most elite trail runners are NOT nearly as elite runners (fitness wise) as the best track and x-c runners.

What version are you guys doing? The one I have goes up through level 21 and goes up a level approximately once a mninute.

Agreed. I have the app and it doesn't score as an integer, but as a level and round such as 8.7, etc. I've done it a few times but instead of running 20m we do a shuttle style of 10m and back each beep. Makes it much more difficult. The most recent test I did 8.7, rest 5 minutes, then did 7.1. Killed me but I'm heavy.

Could definitely see fit soccer players excelling in this test.

Beep test/Pacer are essentially the same thing. Here's a link showing how to convert one to the other.

http://www.beeptest.ro/home/compare-your-results/table

These tests were always the worst. Basketball players were always good at this because they are used to the start/stop required.

well it kind of depends what sort of training you do.