what do you think is your biggest area for improvement right now? if your VO2 max really is up in that range, then why aren't you running faster?
actually come to think of it the conditions probably don't help. 80s and humid ain't optimal.
i dno. was like 85F today with 90+% humidity. conditions are brutal. I think those predictions are "optimal weather conditions". but, that begs the question, how is it calculating such a high vo2 in bad conditions? I definitely think my vo2max is over 60 tho.
my vo2max watch measurement to me, is more about whether or not it increases, than if it's accurate or not. Every time I PR my vo2max on my watch, I run *very* well in races (usually PR's). I almost PR'd my 5k yesterday (official and watch), and almost PR'd two mile, in way worse conditions than my previous PR. It was absolute torture yesterday.
I PR'd my vo2max twice this week, and got two big W's this weekend in back2back rough 5k's. I really trust the "general increase" of this number.
all I know is, elites were complaining about 65 heat index yesterday at beach2beacon. It was like 60F with 90+% humidity. That would be PR whether down here...... lmao. i'd fly in that.
my biggest race so far was that coral springs half marathon, the one where I basically ran my 10k PR and extended it to 10 miles. That was *perfect* weather for down here, like 55-60F or something, no humidity. So out of nowhere, I put on a crazy race. If it was like that all of the time, i'd def be running faster, guaranteed. My 2nd biggest might have actually been that Vista View Ultra Relay, where I ran like 13 x 1.25 mi @ ~6:00 on a hilly trail. People's minds were blown. That was colder than CS half, like mid 40's for the first half, mid 50's second half.
so i imagine alot of it has to do with conditions. it's really brutal out here.
most guys who used to beat me in the fall/winter last year, i'm absolutely crushing now. one guy ran 17:2X last December, can't even get under 18 in this heat. He just folds.
but ya we'll see come fall/winter. that's going to be the big test. kind of exciting

i'm looking to get some huge W's against some of the fastest people in the area.