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I'm super curious about this. I've always wondered how I'd do in one of those racing up buildings competitions. I assume pretty poorly because I haven't practiced that motion much, but still, I'm really curious just how quick I'd wind up crashing out. The heart rate part seems like no big deal, I can tolerate a lot of cardiovascular suffering in races, but the thing you're describing where your legs just kind of die seems like the real concern.
I wanna try a VK. Not really a thing in my area, alas.
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I did 70 flights or something a couple years ago at a charity event and it wasn't that bad. I think it took around 12 minutes, give or take. I took the advice of a friend and wore gloves to grab the railing with so my arms were doing some of the work,
I assume that, as a runner, you would knock it out no problem. I play sports semi-seriously but am otherwise untrained. My mile time would probably be around 7 minutes.
The worst part was that my throat was very sore from breathing hard.
To be clear, I'm not in particularly bad shape. I walk like to work and back 2 miles every day plus miscellaneous walking, I'm not obese, and I've been training 32 kg kettlebell swings, but this is a whole other level.
It's just different. If you keep doing it, you'll be flying to the top within a couple months at most.
If I did 32kg kettlebell swings I assume I'd be pretty wrecked.
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