Comments on RUN FASTER MOMMY!: Drool Max test

For me, the greatest value in the test was the hea...

2010-02-06T10:44:16.618-05:00

For me, the greatest value in the test was the heart rate training zones. Did the test administrator tell you where your heart rate needed to be for each zone? For example, I know that an ideal tempo run for me is a HR of 175-183
BPM. Just curious if this test focused at all on the heart rate aspect?

very cool!! i am sure i would've been drooling...

2010-02-04T21:58:12.913-05:00

very cool!! i am sure i would've been drooling all over myself too. :)

it's tough to know when "too much" is, especially as endurance athletes, in my opinion. like you said, now you have a baseline for the next testing!

How cool that you have access to that! And I'm...

2010-02-04T17:10:55.412-05:00

How cool that you have access to that! And I'm happy to hear you received your gift card. :)

I remember when I did my first test, I was 100% ne...

2010-02-04T08:00:44.139-05:00

I remember when I did my first test, I was 100% new to running and I thought "oh no. this is terrible. I'm never running again". Then I found out that apparently this was not what running was like and they were in fact trying to make my lungs scream for mercy. Huge relief

Heather - that is awesome! Congratulations - I hav...

2010-02-03T17:25:38.919-05:00

Heather - that is awesome! Congratulations - I have been completely enamored with the idea of being tested - you may have just pushed me over the limit. Perhaps I can get the UT folks interested in using me as a guinea pig here in Austin.

Wonderful post - congrats on doing such a great job!

I too would have been jumping at the chance to do ...

2010-02-03T15:14:52.898-05:00

I too would have been jumping at the chance to do this! So cool!

Cool! Although when I saw the picture of the guy ...

2010-02-03T10:10:46.188-05:00

Cool! Although when I saw the picture of the guy doing the VO2 test, I had no question what so ever about why the post was titled like it was. It screams DROOL!

So jealous you got to do this. What great info to ...

2010-02-03T09:13:18.460-05:00

So jealous you got to do this. What great info to know!

I think it is very cool that you got to do this! I...

2010-02-03T08:00:17.057-05:00

I think it is very cool that you got to do this! It would be interesting to test it again in 6 months or so and see your progress.

Awesome post! So interesting! And, ewww, on having...

2010-02-03T07:39:45.613-05:00

Awesome post! So interesting! And, ewww, on having to clean out the spit trap. I think I would just gag!

That is really cool! I am a data junkie so I love ...

2010-02-03T06:16:19.075-05:00

That is really cool! I am a data junkie so I love this kind of stuff!

I'm sorry there weren't any real pictures ...

2010-02-03T02:24:18.214-05:00

I'm sorry there weren't any real pictures of you. I'm sure you looked stunning - red-faced, sweaty, drooling and with all those contraptions attached to your body. I offered myself as a living sacrifice to my son while he was doing his degree but he declined. Now I know he was saving me (and himself) from being embarrassed in front of his mates.

That's awesome that you got to do the test. W...

2010-02-03T00:27:37.879-05:00

That's awesome that you got to do the test. When I was an Exercise Physiologist major I got to do the test too. It was really strange for me to have that huge contraption on my head while running. And, yes, I had drool everywhere...it was really, really gross! But like you said, you get over it very quickly!

What a cool thing to experience. I want to try it...

2010-02-02T23:37:15.923-05:00

What a cool thing to experience. I want to try it! I have a HR monitor on my Garmin and I want to use it this weekend but it seems so complicated. I need a guide for idiots!

That so cool! How awesome!

2010-02-02T22:39:04.211-05:00

That so cool! How awesome!

That is SO cool to have that opportunity. ah...to ...

2010-02-02T22:29:12.029-05:00

That is SO cool to have that opportunity. ah...to be at the university again..;-)

Way to go... not sure I would have volunteered so ...

2010-02-02T22:08:06.694-05:00

Way to go... not sure I would have volunteered so quickly.

What an awesome opportunity!

2010-02-02T21:56:05.278-05:00

What an awesome opportunity!

ooh!!! My new goal = find a way to do this. I have...

2010-02-02T21:52:43.234-05:00

ooh!!! My new goal = find a way to do this. I have a few friends that work in the exercise science area.. Maybe they an help. If not, what would you rec for one of the most accurate of the less accurate ways to test?

Awesome!!! Last year I got a lactate threshold tes...

2010-02-02T21:50:36.998-05:00

Awesome!!! Last year I got a lactate threshold test done to determine my HR zones. I've always had a naturally high heart rate, so the base calculations always seemed off! Glad you got to do the test!

oh- 43.6 mL/kg/min

2010-02-02T21:36:05.254-05:00

oh- 43.6 mL/kg/min

trifitmom-see if your local gyms offer it or if yo...

2010-02-02T21:34:38.623-05:00

trifitmom-see if your local gyms offer it or if you have a university sports science or exercise science program

Janice...throw me in! I'd love to! We have a bod pod in addition to the tank (which hardly ever gets used)

Lol - will you be as enthusiastic to be the guinea...

2010-02-02T21:32:39.818-05:00

Lol - will you be as enthusiastic to be the guinea pig for hydrostatic weighing? So what was your VO2max? Do share!

i am curious how i could go about getting a vo2 te...

2010-02-02T21:32:36.853-05:00

i am curious how i could go about getting a vo2 test for myself

Neat! I'm surprised that the mask is relativel...

2010-02-02T21:14:57.899-05:00

Neat! I'm surprised that the mask is relatively comfortable. Congratulations on the "excellent" status!