"Can you really love a man whose VO2-max is only 59?" -Matt, disappointed with his test results. I'm still not quite sure why he feels that way; I think he is "superior."
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
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3 comments:
59 isn't bad at all! Sure it's not going to get him in the Olympics no matter how hard he tries, but 59 is very respectable! From a person who has a similar VO2max (62) just do longer races(less people there)! Even get a fake ID... try the 55-59 age group... or be bold and go 60-65!
I don't think 59 is 'superior'...more like 'slightly above average'.
Not sure if longer or shorter races would be better from a physiological perspective, but I'll definitely get to work on that fake id!
The hardest part was the blow to my ego. I got an email that said my Vo2 wasn't high enough to qualify for the study I had done the testing for. They were looking for "highly trained" athletes.
I feel your pain... I would rather have never known that I will never be a top endurance athlete no matter how much I train. It was like someone threw all my dreams out the window at that moment(maybe that's a bit dramatic)... On the other hand, that information is also quite liberating once you come to peace with it! It's a good excuse too... "yeah, I wish I could have run faster but my VO2max is only in the 50's"
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