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VO2 max does not change

His Dudeness
over 2 years ago

Hello! I started doing some activity after almost one year of stop, so it's understandable I get a barely fair rating. However, after three runs, in which I got some improvements in the performance evaluation given after around a mile, the rating remains unchanged. In the last run, it told me +11/Superior (or Excellent, I don't remember for sure), but my VO2 max still stands at a mere 41. Maybe the two data aren't the same thing, but is it possible that they are so disconnected? Where can I reach the performance evaluation I get at the beginning of the activity?

  • 0 over 2 years ago

    It probably is, but in decimals. www.Runalyze.com shows your (changing) Garmin v02max with 2 decimal points. Unfortunately, I have not found any way to do the same on Garmin Connect.

  • 0 over 2 years ago in reply to Aslam

    Thank you, didn't know about this amazing tool. It'll take time to fully get to know it, but it's very interesting.

    Funny thing is, runalyze shows me a completely different data, changing in more than just the decimal points. For example, in a light run I did this morning it shows 50.51 as VO2max, while my Forerunner 245 and Connect are stuck at the 41 I got when I resumed running.

  • 0 over 2 years ago in reply to His Dudeness

    Runalyze shows 2 different v02max.

    Effective v02max (using it's own calculations with data from your Runalyze profile)
    v02max by file (v02max as calculated by Garmin)

    Go to configuration >> dataset to toggle which v02max you want it to show for your activities.

  • 0 over 2 years ago in reply to Aslam

    The odd thing is I looked at the normal VO2max, or at least I think (not quite used to RunAlyze yet). In the monthly statistic, there is a column called VO2max, that shows a green arrow pointing up for improvement or a grey arrow pointing right for no change. If I hover over the arrow, it tells me the amount of VO2max. That is where I read 50.51, the effective VO2max is slightly lower (47,03), but still higher than the one shown by Garmin.