Introducing the newly improved VDOT Calculator available now on the App Store and Google Play. After reviewing feedback from our users we've made significant enhancements to the app including: New UI + support for Dark ModeFull translation into Japanese, Portuguese and Thai (Please email us for new language requests)Ability to calculate distances, not just pace [...]
Top 20 Performances By VDOT [Editor's Note: List is based on 1500m-Marathon times.] Letensebet Gidey, 1:02:52 Half, 2021 - (77.2)Letesenbet Gidey, 44:20 15k, 2019 - (76)Yalemzerf Yehualaw, 1:03:51 Half, 2021 - (75.8)Letesenbet Gidey, 29:01 10k, 2021 - (75.7)Brigid Kosgei, 2:14:04 Marathon, 2019 - (75.6)Ruth Chepng'etich, 1:04:02 Half, 2021 - (75.5)Sifan Hassan, 29:06 10k, 2021 - [...]
Alvina was raised in the small town of Ganado on the Navajo Reservation. She grew up watching her father run and her mom pursue a nursing career. After running for Adams St. and Arizona St. and graduating with a BS in Nutrition, Alvina continued to run competitively as a Nike N7 Ambassador. This gave her [...]
Bradley Geilfuss is now faster than his 26-year-old self. His sub-18 virtual 5k smashes a 20-year-old PR. He’s now set a PR in every distance from the mile to the marathon under the guidance of coach Gary Berard. Don’t let the pandemic get you down. Keep training. Challenge yourself.
Top 20 Performances By VDOT [Editor’s Note: List is based on 1500m-Marathon times.] Jacob Kiplimo, 57:31 Half, 2021 - (85.6)Kibiwott Kandie, 57:32 Half, 2020 - (85.5)Joshua Cheptegei, 26:11 10k, 2020 - (85.5)Joshua Cheptegei, 12:35 5k, 2020 - (85.3)Rhonex Kipruto, 57:49 Half, 2020 - (85.1)Kenenisa Bekele, 26:17 10k, 2005 - (85.1)Kenenisa Bekele, 12:37 5k, 2004 - [...]
Pete Rea is the head coach of the ZAP Endurance (formerly ZAP Fitness) post-collegiate team. His training philosophy is based on a long term view toward success with each program being highly individualized. His athletes’ training varies greatly based on their background and how they adapt to overall volume and intensity. His coaching resume includes: [...]
A Conversation with Exercise Psychologist Dr. Adam Wright and Mental Performance Consultant Keith Burns of Elevate Performance Group.
By Dr. Jack Daniels The ideal intensity of Threshold (T) training is spending time at the individual runner’s lactate threshold without losing the body’s capability of clearing blood lactate at the rate at which it is produced; and without an accumulation above the individual’s blood-lactate threshold. I was lucky enough to spend a year studying [...]
Matt Debole is a runner, coach, doctor of physical therapy and founder at Run Better Academy. He was a standout high school runner, most notably finishing 5th at Foot Locker Championships and winning the mile at Penn Relays and the Millrose Games. He went on to become a 5-time All American at Georgetown University and [...]
Janet Cherobon-Bawcom is an Olympian, registered nurse and VDOT Coach. She grew up in Kenya before attending college in the United States. In college, she won three Division II national championships and was named an All-American eight times. She became eligible to compete for the United States in 2011. In 2012, under the guidance of [...]