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re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread
Posted on 11/20/25 at 12:19 pm to jordan21210
Posted on 11/20/25 at 12:19 pm to jordan21210
Went and got another VO2 and lactate test done today. Used Samford University here in town instead of the place I had been going. Honestly, I wanted a second opinion on my results. Glad I did.
The professor of sports physiology runs the lab and is assisted by some grad students. Facility was nice, dude was very professional and extraordinarily knowledgeable. Highly recommend them. It was also very reasonable at $250 for both tests and it’s covered by my HSA.
They confirmed what I suspected. My VO2 is still at 51 as it was 3 yrs ago. My last two tests had shown it increasing by 5% every year which shouldn’t be possible given my age and physical condition. Not sure if that was technical error or what. Lactate threshold was at HR 160. Basically confirmed by zone 2 of 135-145 and my threshold at 155-165.
Hit a new max HR today at 198. Honestly felt good and probably could have pushed through another minute or two. Wonder if I can hit 200 at 52 yrs old?
Go get tested.
The professor of sports physiology runs the lab and is assisted by some grad students. Facility was nice, dude was very professional and extraordinarily knowledgeable. Highly recommend them. It was also very reasonable at $250 for both tests and it’s covered by my HSA.
They confirmed what I suspected. My VO2 is still at 51 as it was 3 yrs ago. My last two tests had shown it increasing by 5% every year which shouldn’t be possible given my age and physical condition. Not sure if that was technical error or what. Lactate threshold was at HR 160. Basically confirmed by zone 2 of 135-145 and my threshold at 155-165.
Hit a new max HR today at 198. Honestly felt good and probably could have pushed through another minute or two. Wonder if I can hit 200 at 52 yrs old?
Go get tested.
This post was edited on 11/20/25 at 12:27 pm
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Posted on 11/20/25 at 12:31 pm to Aubie Spr96
Do they do lactate blood testing or is it based on your max HR? I know some guys who prick their ear or fingers during workouts to do the Norwegian style lactate testing but I don't have a need to get that in the weeds. It's a really cool system though and it seems to be working for the world's best runners
Posted on 11/20/25 at 5:00 pm to Ingeniero
Yeah. Dude had a lactate meter and had a protocol for testing. Think they did it 8 times or so. Run, hop off the treadmill for a test, then back on at a higher speed for the next level. It leaves no ambiguity: zone 2 is 135-145, threshold is 155-165. Zero doubt. Easy to build a plan around that information.
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