OK, so now that I have your attention.
A few years ago I ran a sub-20 5k on 15 miles/week running. Per Daniels that's a VDOT of 50 which translates to a marathon of 3:11. Somehow I doubt anyone is going to run a marathon at a 3:11 pace on 15 mi/wk training, so what gives?
If the VDOT is the rate at which oxygen is processed, is this saying that somehow anaerobic energy (I'm not going to be pedantic about terminology) played a relatively large role in that sub-20 run?
Or could I really have run that 3:11 (from an energy standpoint, not from a mechanical or mental breakdown standpoint).
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Note to self: increase training load.
A few years ago I ran a sub-20 5k on 15 miles/week running. Per Daniels that's a VDOT of 50 which translates to a marathon of 3:11. Somehow I doubt anyone is going to run a marathon at a 3:11 pace on 15 mi/wk training, so what gives?
If the VDOT is the rate at which oxygen is processed, is this saying that somehow anaerobic energy (I'm not going to be pedantic about terminology) played a relatively large role in that sub-20 run?
Or could I really have run that 3:11 (from an energy standpoint, not from a mechanical or mental breakdown standpoint).
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Note to self: increase training load.