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HOW TO IMPROVE RUNNING PERFORMANCE: 7 FACTORS VO₂ MAX MISSES

HOW TO IMPROVE RUNNING PERFORMANCE: 7 FACTORS VO₂ MAX MISSES

A higher VO₂ max can help you run faster – but it cannot tell you how efficiently you move, how much of your aerobic capacity you can sustain or whether your legs will still cooperate in the final kilometres. Your watch has increased your VO₂ max estimate by two points. Excellent. But your 5km time […]

VO2 MAX FOR RUNNERS: WHAT YOUR SCORE MEANS AND HOW TO IMPROVE IT

VO2 MAX FOR RUNNERS: WHAT YOUR SCORE MEANS AND HOW TO IMPROVE IT

VO2 max for runners explained: learn what your score means, how accurate watch estimates are and how easy runs, intervals and recovery can improve it. VO₂ max is often treated as the ultimate score for running fitness. Watches display it, training apps track it and runners compare it – but the number is only useful […]