Post by ronb on Apr 24, 2010 14:31:27 GMT -5
To Trent, and other ex.phys. types, I hope you find this of interest.
I have come across, in my old videtapes, one in which we set up the video camera in the lab. at Uvic, and get to watch from a good side angle, and also listen to ongoing communication between the scientist (Dr. Howie Wenger), the coach (that would be me), the lab technician (Dawn Large) and the athletes. I have lots to review yet, but here is one run that caught my attention...
Debbie Scott was very fit at the time (probably around the mid 1980's) and Howie wanted to get her on the treadmill, and we agreed to go for a run on there, and look at some of the thresholds, heartrates, etc. It wasn't to be a max. test, we just wanted to be well clear of AT. Of course Deb was wired up to the HRM, and the metabolic cart, etc.
So, on a flat treadmill (no elevation), Deb ran the following protocol:
3 minutes of easy warmup running from 8.5 to 9.0 mph, then
2 minutes @ 10.0 mph, 2 minutes @ 10.5 mph, 2 minutes @
11.0 mph, 3 minutes @ 11.5 mph, and 2 minutes @ 12.0 mph (5 minute mile pace). That was the point where we were going to end the run, but Deb seemed fine and gave thumbs up to another raise. So 1 minute @ 12.5 mph, and then another thumbs up and another 1 minute @ 13.0 mph (4:37 / mile).
Deb still looked strong, but we decided to end it there.
The aftermath of the test was even more impressive than the run, which was very impressive. Within 6 seconds of finishing, Deb was talking easily about how the nose clip might have been a bit loose at the end, within another few seconds, she was back cooling down on the treadmill, and chatting with me about how we didn't reach max., and there was probably at least 1 more gear there. In fact, as I was looking over Howie's shoulder, I told Deb that both her RQ and her HR were much lower than on other tests. In fact Deb had a hummingbird heart, and had reached 215+ on other tests, but only 200 on this one,
so there seemed to be lots in the tank.
If I have the math remotely correct, that means that Deb ran about 9:30 for the last 3000 metres, accelerating, on a treadmill, and wired, and breathing through a tube, etc., etc. And then took a very few seconds to recover before jogging and talking again.
What do you think, Trent?
I have come across, in my old videtapes, one in which we set up the video camera in the lab. at Uvic, and get to watch from a good side angle, and also listen to ongoing communication between the scientist (Dr. Howie Wenger), the coach (that would be me), the lab technician (Dawn Large) and the athletes. I have lots to review yet, but here is one run that caught my attention...
Debbie Scott was very fit at the time (probably around the mid 1980's) and Howie wanted to get her on the treadmill, and we agreed to go for a run on there, and look at some of the thresholds, heartrates, etc. It wasn't to be a max. test, we just wanted to be well clear of AT. Of course Deb was wired up to the HRM, and the metabolic cart, etc.
So, on a flat treadmill (no elevation), Deb ran the following protocol:
3 minutes of easy warmup running from 8.5 to 9.0 mph, then
2 minutes @ 10.0 mph, 2 minutes @ 10.5 mph, 2 minutes @
11.0 mph, 3 minutes @ 11.5 mph, and 2 minutes @ 12.0 mph (5 minute mile pace). That was the point where we were going to end the run, but Deb seemed fine and gave thumbs up to another raise. So 1 minute @ 12.5 mph, and then another thumbs up and another 1 minute @ 13.0 mph (4:37 / mile).
Deb still looked strong, but we decided to end it there.
The aftermath of the test was even more impressive than the run, which was very impressive. Within 6 seconds of finishing, Deb was talking easily about how the nose clip might have been a bit loose at the end, within another few seconds, she was back cooling down on the treadmill, and chatting with me about how we didn't reach max., and there was probably at least 1 more gear there. In fact, as I was looking over Howie's shoulder, I told Deb that both her RQ and her HR were much lower than on other tests. In fact Deb had a hummingbird heart, and had reached 215+ on other tests, but only 200 on this one,
so there seemed to be lots in the tank.
If I have the math remotely correct, that means that Deb ran about 9:30 for the last 3000 metres, accelerating, on a treadmill, and wired, and breathing through a tube, etc., etc. And then took a very few seconds to recover before jogging and talking again.
What do you think, Trent?
