Ridiculous VO2 Max Test Results but average college runner

VO2 Max GOAT wrote:

The girl who did the test was shitting her pants

pics?

If this is a real result, you must have terrible running economy. Seriously consider becoming a cyclist​

i dont think v02 max tells the whole story. i was tested at 70.5 and was a shitty runner. always have and always will be. trained for a decade and could barely break a 19 minute 5k. i also would get so hot and so fast after just a few mins of running. my running form appeared fine. so hard to know why i was so inefficient.. in the the words of our leader. sad. lol but really i wish we understood more aboit whybcertain people are slow or not. im sure genetics matter but what makes us diff? im tall and lean and look like i have a runners build. but ive seen people with all sorts of body types beat me.

on the plus side, turns out im naturally very good at freediving, which might be related more to vo2 max

btw, 1423 is legit. maybe post up a vid of your running form.

renewed marathoner wrote:

btw, 1423 is legit. maybe post up a vid of your running form.

There is no, absolutely no, correlation between running form and running economy.

Damn...that's some serious horsepower! You're right up there with cycling greats Greg LeMond & Miguel "Big Mig" Indurain. Maybe you should talk with a pro cycling team...it's easy to learn how to race a bike:

http://www.topendsports.com/testing/records/vo2max.htm

yeah becoming a cyclist might not be the best decision considering you have been running for so long. a 14:23 is a great time but it looks like you are probably a very low mileage runner with poor running economy. if you increased your mileage you could capitalize more on your engine. this is just my opinion and don't take advice from nerds on a forum.

Your right if correct your VO2 test result is off the charts but would have to agree that your running economy and efficiency is extremely low if your PB is 14:23. This is not unusual as a few years ago I was asked to asses the running technique of an aussie triathlete with a VO2 with 84. This runner unfortunately his vertical oscillation contributed to him being far from efficient. Thus right around sub 15 minutes for 5k and when running off the bike he was even less efficient. He has turned to cycling which is what I would suggest you do although there is efficiency in regards to cycling. You need to find a very good sports academy to head to or a talent ID program. Good luck!

While V02Max stuff is interesting it only paints part of the picture. It's incredibly arrogant to think that scientists have nailed performance down to a few key variables. There is much more do it than that as proven by the Sub 2 thing.

The scientists all wet themselves over Tadesse who scored the best on all their tests. Kipchoge was over 2km up the road at the end. That's a far more important number.

I tested for 88.0 and did about the same times as you, 14.20 .....Said Aouita had 96.0 and a norwegian toprunner 115.....Seb Coe something like 76 I think it was.......so.....what can we know out from this? Maybe that a very high maxVO2 is not the only factor that predicts the result and the runner need to work on the other 2 very important factors for the result in the end, threshold and aerob power.

COACH J.S

Or maybe he should talk with a great running coach ? ;)

COACH J.S

because in running, efficiency is really important, running is a sequence of rebound, very different from i.e. cycling.

Meter is getting a without this morning..

If the site I've posted is accurate, they're not listing anyone with a 115 VO2max. The highest is Skar Svendsen of Norway @ 97.5 (is this possibly the guy you're referencing?). The top runner listed is Matt Carpenter @ 92.0, who holds the Pike's Peak marathon record.

http://www.topendsports.com/testing/records/vo2max.htm

J.S wrote:

Or maybe he should talk with a great running coach ? ;)

COACH J.S

Salazar?

Even top labs can mess up. If you are going to put any stock in this number, it's worth asking for a retest preferably on a different machine.

Also, did they measure your lactate threshold or turn point?

Listening to honest coaches wrote:

J.S wrote:

Or maybe he should talk with a great running coach ? ;)

COACH J.S

Salazar?

To get some L-carnitine shots?

Please give me " a normal" training week for you that lead up to 14.23 and I will tell you if you as I think can run much faster.

COACH J.S

kindafast wrote:

yeah becoming a cyclist might not be the best decision considering you have been running for so long. a 14:23 is a great time but it looks like you are probably a very low mileage runner with poor running economy. if you increased your mileage you could capitalize more on your engine. this is just my opinion and don't take advice from nerds on a forum.

Micheal Woods, a sub-4 miler, transitioned to pro cycling without any cycling background what's so ever. And the girls in Europe really go for the pro cyclists 👍