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VO2max as a scientific parameter is determined in the laboratory during performance diagnostics on the ergometer or treadmill. This test provides an exact, reliable value and is considered an important characteristic of an athlete's performance. However, this value cannot be used to draw exact conclusions about the possible time in a 10 km run, since running efficiency also plays a decisive role. Two athletes with the same VO2max therefore do not necessarily run the 10 km at the same speed.

The "Effective VO2max", on the other hand, is closely related to the scientific VO2max, but is defined quasi the other way around: It is defined from the 10 km time (or by conversion from the race time over any distance) and can be read in tables. It thus corresponds to a combination of the scientific VO2max and the running efficiency. A 10 km time of 40 minutes corresponds to an Effective VO2max of 52 (and likewise 5 km in 19:17, half marathon in 1:28:28, marathon in 3:04:27). Two athletes with the same EffectiveVO2ma