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Stress Testing! December 2 - Day 249, 16.8 miles, Phoenix, AZ
Ever heard of a VO2 Max Test?
It's a test that measures the maximum capacity of an individual's body to transport and utilize oxygen during incremental exercise, which reflects the physical fitness of the individual (taken from Wikipedia). Many athletes do this test.
Welp, Jenny and I did one today at Arizona State University!!! HOLY COW this thing was hard. We walk in to the testing room on campus to meet Sid, a grad student who would be performing our tests.
We asked, "so, what exactly did we get ourselves into, Sid?"
He replied, "this is basically a stress test. We are going to push you until you can't go anymore, until you give up...until your heart reaches its max. It will be haaaaard."
Jenny and I turn to each other and laugh, thinking, "woah, we are going to die! If we don't have a heart attack during this test, then we will make it out alive and healthy!!!" HAHAHAHHA!
So, Sid straps onto us all these contraptions - something that looks like a jet pack on our backs and then a gas mask-type thingie on our faces. Weird! We looked like we were searching for aliens who puff out toxic gases.
After our test, which each lasted about 13 minutes each on the treadmill, walking then running up to 18% grade (AH!!!!!), we survived! Our scores beat Lance Armstrong's (his is 80-something), can you believe it?!?!!? We are super women!!!!!!!!!
We wish:-)
You should do a test! REALLY interesting!
See you in San Diego,
Katie
It's a test that measures the maximum capacity of an individual's body to transport and utilize oxygen during incremental exercise, which reflects the physical fitness of the individual (taken from Wikipedia). Many athletes do this test.
Welp, Jenny and I did one today at Arizona State University!!! HOLY COW this thing was hard. We walk in to the testing room on campus to meet Sid, a grad student who would be performing our tests.
We asked, "so, what exactly did we get ourselves into, Sid?"
He replied, "this is basically a stress test. We are going to push you until you can't go anymore, until you give up...until your heart reaches its max. It will be haaaaard."
Jenny and I turn to each other and laugh, thinking, "woah, we are going to die! If we don't have a heart attack during this test, then we will make it out alive and healthy!!!" HAHAHAHHA!
So, Sid straps onto us all these contraptions - something that looks like a jet pack on our backs and then a gas mask-type thingie on our faces. Weird! We looked like we were searching for aliens who puff out toxic gases.
After our test, which each lasted about 13 minutes each on the treadmill, walking then running up to 18% grade (AH!!!!!), we survived! Our scores beat Lance Armstrong's (his is 80-something), can you believe it?!?!!? We are super women!!!!!!!!!
We wish:-)
You should do a test! REALLY interesting!
See you in San Diego,
Katie
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Comment by Christopher Brown on December 9, 2009 at 12:19am
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what were your vo2 max and jenny's vo2 max?
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Comment by Jenny Sadler on December 9, 2009 at 7:33pm -
i would just like to explain that i look so angry in the picture because Sid said I shrunk an inch. and even when i made him retake my height, he came up with the same measurement. i don't like sid's ruler.
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Comment by Mike Allen on December 13, 2009 at 2:38pm -
Katie, What did you expect! You just ran 3,000 miles you are in better shape than 99.9999999% of everyone. You go girl! fantastic. That was like two weeks after I did Boston my doctor wanted to give me a stress test. By the way, what were your numbers?
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Comment by Katie Visco on December 13, 2009 at 7:48pm -
hahhaah, you guys believed me?!?!? I was kidding!!!! We definitely didn't get anywhere close to Lance!!! hahahahaha! Jenny and I both scored a 43...yikes!!!!!! only 46 more to go before reaching the pinnacle of having the same VO2 Max number as Lance Armstrong....!
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Comment by Jenny Sadler on December 17, 2009 at 7:37pm
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It should be noted that Katie ran 18 miles BEFORE doing the stress test, which the doctor recommends doing on a rest day. So, her results may not be accurate.
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Comment by Katie Visco on December 17, 2009 at 10:51pm
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hahahahahahhaaaaaa!!!! nice added piece of info, Jenny;-)
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