Physical Therapy Test Runs of 5, 7, and 13 mph, Details in Description

On most Saturdays at 11 am EST, I try to improve my personal best speed for treadmill sprinting by 1/10 mph (0.16 km/h), but I had to stop due to seriously irritated piriformis and nearby muscles. I waited a while to see if I recovered on my own, but I didn't seem to be making much progress, so I started going to a physical therapist, Andrew Lamont, PT, DPT (https://www.ivyrehab.com/spectrum).

Since then I have been doing the exercises he advised and I have been recovering rapidly. I am eager to try sprinting for new personal best records again, but on his advise, I tested myself this Saturday with my standard warmups, extra warmups, a 5-minute 5 mph run, a 5-minute rest, a 5-minute 7 mph run, another 5-minute rest, and then a 13 mph run as long as I could, which was only about 13 seconds. :(

Then when I see Andrew next Monday, I'll tell him how my muscles reacted to these runs. If all goes well, and if I continue to improve, I hope I can attempt a new personal best of 17.5 mph on April 24th.

In the meantime, if you want to watch me sprint, you might enjoy this: "Slow Motion Sprinting Video: 17 mph Slow-Motion Sprints on a Treadmill:    • Slow Motion Sprinting Video: 17 mph Slow-M...  

I will be back to sprinting personal best speeds soon I hope, but don't wait for me to keep yourself walking, running, or sprinting!

Masters Athletic Group: Men 60-64
Max Heart Rate (MHR): 201 (measured July 2020)
Resting Heart Rate (RHR): 59 (measured July 2020)
VO2 Max: 51.1 (estimated by MHR/RHR)
Height: 5'10" (179 cm)
Weight: 154 lbs (70 kg)
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Walking 3.2 mph
5:36 5-minute rest
11:23 5 mph for 5 minutes
16:26 5-minute rest
21:14 7 mph for 5 minutes
26:36 5-minute rest
32:08 13 mph (13 seconds)
32:58 Wrap up