Day 10 - Finally indexed by Google!

Published in January 24th, 2008

Posted by kdays in Blogging, Blogging Experiment

Well, it seemed to take a life time. And then all of a sudden there is the little green tick I have been waiting for!

Both Google Webmaster Tools and Google Analytics have started to show some data but there still seems to be something else that needs to ‘click’ before I can really see what [...]

What is VO² max?

Published in January 24th, 2008

Posted by kdays in Running, Running - Glossary

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Fitness can be measured by the volume of oxygen you can consume while exercising at your maximum capacity. VO² max represents the maximum amount of oxygen in millilitres per kilogram of weight that a person can use in one minute converting fuel to energy. Those who are fit have higher VO2 max values and can [...]

What is a threshold run?

Published in January 24th, 2008

Posted by kdays in Running, Running - Glossary

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Runs of 5 to 20 minutes at a pace just a little slower than your 10-K racing pace. Threshold pace is roughly equivalent to what exercise physiologists call “lactate threshold,” or the point at which your muscles start fatiguing at a rapid rate. Running at or near lactate threshold is believed to raise your [...]