By Paul Whittaker In just 18 months Dean Crow has gone from a respectable distance runner to a 3:06 marathoner. He has improved over all distances from 10k to the marathon and is a very well rounded athlete. Triathlons are one of Dean's biggest passions and I'm excited to report that last month Dean won [...]
Coaches from all over the world are choosing VDOT O2 to manage their athletes' training and grow their business. Here are the latest to set up a profile and offer private coaching on the VDOT Marketplace: Andrew Samuels is a certified personal trainer and NYC-based coach with Mile High Run Club. His services include in-person [...]
Editor's Note: After commending him on his workout Matt Freitas messaged us, "Thanks for your platform...it's taken my running to the next level." Naturally, we wanted to learn more about his progress. In less than two years, the pediatric dentist and father of three has gone from 3:55 at the Iceland Marathon to 3:04:56 this [...]
VDOT athlete Craig Hunt was second American and 10th overall at the IAU 50km World Championships in Brasov, Romania. Craig's official time was 2:51:42 [Full results]. Team USA was 5th overall out of 17 teams. Coach Jay Bawcom sees a lot of positive takeaways, "I was pleased to see Craig crack the Top 10 at [...]
Editor's Note: Malindi Elmore's transition to the marathon was unlikely yet she finds herself competing for a spot in her second Olympics 15-years later. Her story is remarkable. Below we summarize and get a chance to ask her questions about this improbable athletic journey. After a standout career on the track at Stanford, Malindi made [...]
(Photo: Renée Haip) Editor's Note: We received an email from a high school coach whose team trains/races at 2,570 ft but has to go to 4,650 ft for their State meet. High School Coach: I have not been able to find anything reputable that suggests little change in elevation (roughly 2,100 feet) makes any kind [...]
VDOT O2 now syncs running workouts to Garmin Connect so you never leave home without your training paces. It's now easier than ever to train properly. Log in to VDOT O2, assess your current fitness, calculate and sync personalized training paces to your watch for real-time workout guidance and motivation. If you have a watch [...]
With his PR at Grandma's Marathon this summer Craig Hunt has taken his running career to another level. His 2:15:29 puts him 50th on the list of top U.S. marathon finishes in the past two years and less than 30-seconds off the Olympic Trials "A" standard. We wanted to learn more about his transition from [...]
After further research and testing by Dr. Daniels we've updated VDOT training paces for anyone who is training at a score less than 39 (anyone training at 39 or above will not see any changes). Essentially, the adjusted calculation is representing a more accurate cost of running at these speeds. A race performance will still [...]
We're excited to announce age-graded VDOT levels on the app. We haven't updated anyone's score (they're still achieved by your race performances) but the level you achieve is now graded by age and gender. This update was designed by Dr. Jack Daniels and inspired by his physical education experience, which motivated him to improve fitness [...]