Couch to 169K..... or bust

[Mike T]

So my VO2max has decreased by about 5% since it was measured at 52 ml/min/kg during the experiment in Summer 2017 that I mentioned in my previous post. I was in a cohort of "physically active 50-60-year-olds", and they told me that of the 9 people in that cohort whom they had measured so far, my VO2max was the highest.

There are tables where you can put in your times for various distances and it will give you an estimate of your VO2 max, assuming average efficiency. In my late 40s these said my VO2 max was 50-ish; I have not run a formal flat distance for years, but by Garmin tells me it is now 42.

PS: I have added a photo to counter the "scrawny" label - for some reason it can only be seen on my profile.