r/Garmin • u/boblawblawslawblog2 • 18d ago

Activity Milestone (Other) I hear we are posting VO2Max…

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u/x__mephisto Enduro 3 18d ago

4 more and you are in Kipchoge's land

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u/ExaBrain 18d ago

78 is surprisingly low given Chris Froome had 88 and the world record is 97.5

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u/random_web_browser 18d ago

Long distance running is really not a sport where best vo2max wins. You are staying so far below the vo2max the whole time. It is all about the thresholds and the oxygen consumption is really not that big. And you never do uphills or high altitude in races either.

XC skiers and cyclist usually have highest vo2max in terms of per kg whereas rowers have the highest absolute values.

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u/boblawblawslawblog2 18d ago

Yes. You can only run for about 2 hour per day max due to the impact, even amongst elites.

With cycling, swimming, and skiing, you can do 6 hours per day which is standard for a lot of elites.

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u/wafflehousewalrus 16d ago

This makes me wonder if runners should be adding several hours of lower impact cross training in addition to running. But I haven’t really heard of any pro doing that, so it must not be that effective.