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May 2019
10:04pm, 21 May 2019
27,916 posts
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SPR
My VO2 Max numbers correlate to my 5k performances.
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May 2019
10:10pm, 21 May 2019
6,538 posts
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chunkywizard
The new FR245/945 are miles better than the last generation as far as VO2 Max go. Also the race predictor is no longer just a look up table and is pretty accurate I’d say.
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Jun 2019
4:44pm, 18 Jun 2019
7,841 posts
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larkim
Still very happy with the red HRM from Garmin. Not missed a beat (!) since i got it.
Really noticeable how much either accumulated fatigue and / or digestion makes an impact on my HR. Last night I was averaging about 150bpm at 8min/mile whereas a well warmed up 6m53 pace was being run at 154bpm on Sunday morning, fasted, rested etc.
Nice to have some decent data to look at anyway!
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Jun 2019
5:03pm, 18 Jun 2019
2,101 posts
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J2R
Yes, larkim, my experience too. If I've taken it easy for a couple of days and have had a decent night's sleep, my HR for a given pace is always noticeably lower.
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Jun 2019
12:33pm, 22 Jun 2019
933 posts
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puzzler
Sorry to roll out a hardy perennial, but with the weather forecast indicating it’ll be 20+ degrees even first thing in the morning around here over the next week how do you adapt? Let the HR go higher and maintain effort, or keep to the HR?
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Jun 2019
1:55pm, 22 Jun 2019
43,186 posts
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GlennR
If it’s supposed to be an easy day, then keep to the HR.
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Jun 2019
3:29pm, 22 Jun 2019
14,842 posts
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Chrisull
The hot weather advice is to acclimatise, is early on to make all runs short and easy anyway (but they can be frequent). So I'd echo Glen, stick to the HR for easy runs early on.
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Jun 2019
8:48am, 26 Jun 2019
7,903 posts
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larkim
Had to reset my watch last week so now my VO2Max calculated by the watch is back down to a starting point of 50. Will be interesting to see how that increases over the next few weeks with decent reliable HR data to use. It was running at about 62-63 recently. Warm weather may get in the way of that!
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Jun 2019
12:16pm, 26 Jun 2019
14,831 posts
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Bazoaxe
larks, my VO2 max is lower when I use the optical than when I use the HR strap which I ditched as it was becoming less reliable than optical. 57/58 with optical v 60/61 with HR stray
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Jun 2019
12:19pm, 26 Jun 2019
7,905 posts
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larkim
Interesting, I've only got the strap and no optical device so couldn't measure if I wanted to. The strap does seem 100% reliable at the moment though, and as the VO2Max calc is just an algorithm I'm not too concerned about it's accuracy overall. I don't know how long it takes to settle down, I'll keep a track on it over the next few weeks.
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