Drop in VO2max Over the Years My first VO2max test was in 1982. I went to an exercise physiology lab at the university in my hometown, and a friend who worked there did the testing. I ran on a treadmill with a standard 3-minute step protocol. The results showed my VO2max to be 65 (ml […]
Thoughts on Good Coaching
How Coaching Has Changed I first started coaching high school athletes after graduating from college in 1966. Then in 1980 I started working with adult athletes, mostly in running, road cycling, mountain biking, and triathlon. (I’ve also coached endurance horse racing, rowing, Nordic skiing, and even a firefighter who needed to pass a periodic physical […]
The Running Economy of an Aging Multisport Pro
A Return to Competition I recently received an email from an old friend – Mat Brick, a former multisport pro athlete who is now a sports orthopedic surgeon in New Zealand. In his days as a pro, back in the 1980s and ‘90s, Mat was a two-time World Champion in duathlon. Now he’s making an […]
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