Secret Weapon Test Stage 3 - VO2max 4x1 I was kind of dreading this one, because there's no psych component to it - it can't be faked. I always push my hardest on this one and the standard deviation is only about 2 seconds with a gradually declining trend. With last week's test at the all time record (and 1 standard deviation away from the running mean) there would be no hiding the results, and I wanted the dream to not die. Mile 1 would set the tone, so I pushed it to max, and got 5:28. 4 seconds faster and all time PR (for mile 1)! OK, looks like we might have something. Mile 2 was 5:40, same as last time, but a slightly weaker push and some headwind.Mile 3 was 5:46,another PR and 11 seconds faster! Mile 4 felt slower but ended at 5:23, 4 seconds faster. Overall average was 5:34, a complete smash and almost 3 SD south of the mean. I am forced to conclude that these shoes provide a significant advantage across the speed range with the smallest improvement at the highest speeds. Lower bound at any speed is 5 seconds per mile and likely faster due to sickness during the test period. Downhill tempo test follows later in the week. Weapon deployment for HCH is approved :)
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