Patrick Makau's Vdot

Bshannon · September 26, 2011 5:29PM

Just for fun, I punched in Patrick Makau’s World Record Berlin Marathon time (2:03:38) to calculate his Vdot and training paces:

Patrick Makau

Vdot: 83

Insane.

kurshing · September 26, 2011 5:57PM

My head just exploded. Geeeeeez

delesh · September 26, 2011 6:21PM

I think I can get there in the next OS

Jeff Unruh · September 26, 2011 6:40PM

The difference between M and I pace is just NUTS.

Scott Alexander · September 27, 2011 8:48AM

I don't think I can even run a single 5:40 mile, much less any other of those paces!!!

Coach Patrick · September 27, 2011 9:41AM

How much coffee would you have to buy me if I got you there? Formulating most insane OS run plan evah!

Bshannon · September 27, 2011 10:28AM

@Patrick: If you got me north of 53 there would be a mountain of coffee waiting. North of 80? You might become the majority owner of Starbucks.

John Withrow · September 27, 2011 10:30AM

I don't think I could run a 100yd dash at that pace! Coach P, I'd buy you a whole Starbucks If you got my marathon pace there...

kjanracing · September 27, 2011 12:58PM

He probably has enough amphetamines in him to bring Tom Simpson back to life.

Chris G · September 27, 2011 7:37PM

Hard to look at those numbers without giggling ...

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