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It shows how many milliliters of oxygen your body consumes per minute for each kilogram of body weight. In other words, it indicates how well your body delivers oxygen to exercising muscles. Lance Armstrongs V02 max ranks in at a superhero level in the high 80s. Comparatively, a normal active man will rank in the 60s.Its been six years Replica Zenith watches since I was a high school swimmer, five years since I quit my 15-year competitive swimming career, and about 24 hours since I went for a six-mile run. I live in Santa Fe, NM, elevation 7,000 feet, and I rock climb, run and bike in the mountains. In theory, I should have a pretty good V02 max.

Ive trained my body, since age five, to intake high dosages of oxygen while sprinting butterfly and freestyle, climbing 511s and churning up the local trails. (Never mind that Im a writer and most of the rest of my time is spent on my arse in front of my computer.)I should be an oxygen-enriched rock star of an athlete. In theory. In reality, Im kind of average. Sure, in past tests I ranked in my age group and athletic ability as good and sometimes even Replica Cartier watches really good. But theres two more levels above that: Excellent and Lance Armstrong.Armstrong can have his throne. I just wanted to be excellent. I was going to throw down on that treadmill, get my VO2 max measured, and prove to everybody (or maybe just myself) that I really do have star-studded potential.

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The most popular annual Ironman event will take place at Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii Saturday, October 10. Outside Onlines Aileen Torres will be covering the big day, but before then, shell be posting about competitors and all other things Ironman. You can check out her accompanying blog, Hawaii Adventure, for tips on what to do and where to stay if youre planning to visit. Brad Culp, editor of Triathlete magazine, has just Replica Audemars Piguet watches touched down at Kona, and he took some time out to let us know his top five picks on both the mens and womens sides for this years race. Heres the lowdown:MENCraig Alexander (Australia): Crowie is simply the most fit athlete on Earth. He trains harder than anyone else, and if his body is one, he wont be beat.