vDot improvement...

kurshing

I have had a vDot breakthrough...and I am super pumped!

For my April 70.3 (New Orleans), but vDot was 46.5...running 3 miles in about 18:30.  I have been in OS since then, and I just took my vDot test again (couldn't retake it due to scheduling the first go-around in OS)...now I ran in 17:51 - vDot now is 54.47,

That is a 17% improvement in 13 weeks! 

EN rocks!!!

mattsull

That is huge! Congratulations.

shollinger

Thats is the kind of results I like to hear being new to the EN way. Congratulations.

Cary Blanco

Great Stephen - nice improvement!

Kitboo

That's awesome! At what race will you be unleashing your new running power?

Nemo Brauch

Nice job! Congrats! Now you get to suffer with the new training paces :-)

tuckerm

Stephen that is awesome. Quick question though, what are you using to calculate your VDOT? Mine was 46 based on a 5k of 21:00 so I can't see how your 3mi time of 18:30 could be 46.5. And it looks like now you should be at 56 with that new time. I use this website, http://www.runbayou.com/jackd.htm , which I have seen the coaches reference so I assumed it was correct? Maybe it is off?

kurshing

Thanks for the support!

@Tucker...I used attackpoint. Also, the Data Tool gives it to you.

Cary Blanco

Stephen - I think Tucker has a point

3mi in 18:30 = vdot 52.25

3mi in 17:51 = vdot 54.47

A vdot of 46.5 is 3mi in about 21:13

Either way it's a nice improvement

kurshing

Yeah...not sure what I was thinking on that! I am not sure where I got that originally...wherever, it wasn't correct.

Oh well...I am ready to tackle the next training cycle with these faster zones either way. I will be honest...they look FAST!

tuckerm

Yes, they look really fast but I am sure you are up for it Steve! One day I hope to be that fast. Great job.

Chris G

 nice work

gilliatt

nice