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@@mattstone8111 Farvard!

i agree he is on a mission

Yeah, his official VO2 was 90.2, but it had been tested higher, once in Italy in '94 it was tested at 94.9, but the lab discounted it assuming their machine was broken!! He's 60 now and no longer runs competitively. Up until last year, he owned and ran a custard company in Colorado. He's still active with the Incline Club (local running club) and some bike based adventures. He's continued his 1hr-per-day run streak for over 12 years, that in itself is absolutely phenomenal.

Check him out on Rich Roll

Koop hates Roche

This "semi elite" guy was the short trail runner of the year a decade ago, dude is very fast. The africans started running shorter distances years ago, they'll make their way to ultras eventually, but so far they all struggle when the courses get technical. Look at Zegama this year, the Kenyans were in the running until they hit the exposed section and then never heard from again.

It’s easily possible if examined by a professional, and probably thrown somewhere down the mountain.

Inferno Traithlon in Switzerland - Murren. You're welcome 😄

Where did you get his VO2max? The highest I’ve heard is in the 96 or so on a Norwegian cross country skier

@sebulban Kristian Blummenfelt seems to have 103. In regards to Killian Jornet I found online 96, that's why I wrote “almost 100“.

@ I thought he had 96. I googled a little bit and it seems that current record holder is Oskar Svedson with 97.5. Blummenfelt’s coach said that he was a little over weight in the test and the real value was supposed to be close to 103. Anyhow, these are crazy numbers to achieve.

@sebulban yes, +/- a view points doesn't matter too much. These are incredible numbers and for the most part genetically predetermined. I pushed mine by around 15 points, but I guess that's it. Nevertheless I can get better at what I do: technique, confidence, knowledge, etc. are equally important. But I will never be able to compete on a high level in running or cycling. I was lucky enough to find fencing and later kendo for me. In both sports I was able to qualify for many European and World Championships. The trick is to find a sport where you can be good in. I for example am rather fast and I have a good eye-hand-coordination. 😉

@ genetics play a huge role on these numbers but also the amount of work they have done. Up to a point, it is not that difficult to increase your vo2max substantially. It will take a lot of guts to do it though. For a normal (not well trained professional) it can build quite fast but for most people it is mentally too hard. My highest was 78 about 20 years ago. On 2025 my goal is to get back to around 65 or more.

Idk check out the dude who cycled all the way around Australia in like 35 days

@@hughupton875 I don't need to check anything, 300 km per day for more than a few days is just no possible without a motor. Also "unsupported"... but the video shows only pictures of a guy sprinting and laughing while taking selfies, no equipment, food, spare parts!??

@@DR_1_1 Lachlan Morton averaged 377km a day for 37 days, assisted but with scrutiny the whole time since he was going for a record

@@hughupton875 Well, then I guess it's possible... I see that the longest stages of the Tour de France in the 1900's were 480 kilometers! up to 5700 kilometers in 17 stages, including 1st category and HC climbs... They had rest days, maybe some support, but the roads were mostly gravel in 1900 in France! Otoh unsupported means you need to carry spare parts, food and probably something to camp, I doubt you can find McDonalds and motels for every day and night...

Good luck finding a battery that would power an e-bike for 300 km a day let alone finding a charging point every night. This ride was most probably logged on Strava which makes it difficult to cheat. I can understand that it might seem suspicious to non-ultra-endurance athletes but some people are just built and wired differently.

@@arlieramirez6157 farvard. Just my op.

hahah yeah ok

@@LawofMosesHere Hawks is my bet

roche is a beast

Competition is totally different at Western. If he is there next year, it will be against the strongest ever field.

@@sturmunro indeed it is for faster runners and elevation is not as much as the top ultras, which is his strength. Still, this year at Zierre Zinal Kilian beat the fastest guy in the last 2 km. So you never know.

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Superhuman...

Close, with great flow, and truly inspiring, not to mention an absolute legend.

A legend...

Go for it! 😄

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Read the whole story. This outing like many others were supported. Although he went as extreme as 1 liter of water for about 19 hours on one outing. But this is classic Kilian very comfortable with long stretches of no food or water.

Mathematically, he could, because 1 litre of seed oil is near 9000 food calories. Butter, peanut butter, cheese. I recall some trek across Baffin Island where the combination of cold & distance mathematically guaranteed that the group lost weight despite eating a ridiculous calorie count. They calculated what they needed to avoid serious harm.😂

Thanks!

It was intended to be a friendly chat. Let's see if we can get more in depth!

That's true, it's not without support, it's clear...

Bravo!! Glad you enjoyed it!

An inspiration for all!