E52 - How Important is VO2Max

What is VO2max? Is Garmin VO2Max accurate? How much is genetic vs trainable? What contributes to running performance? Dave and Matt discuss vo2 Max and it's importance in running.

Show Notes:

Article on Genes and Trainability of VO2max - 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5688475/ 

Article on Breaking 2 Project Physiology - 

https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/japplphysiol.00647.2020?rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed&url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org 

Article on What it Would take to Break a 2hr marathon - 

https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/japplphysiol.00563.2010?rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed&url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org 

Article on Marathon Physiology - 

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.856875/full#B1