Penny is a 27-year-old competitive runner. She currently runs 50-60 miles per week. Most of her running is on flat ground and she competes in distance races at a pace of 6:30 per mile. For an upcoming race she would like to know what pace she should try to maintain on the long hill with an average grade of 8%. She has a measured VO2max of 65 mL/kg/min. Assuming she can run between 75 and 85% of her VO2max for extended periods of time, determine the approximate speeds and pace per mile should she anticipate for this hill at a) 75% and b) 85%. Report m/min, mph, and min/mile for each answer
a) _______m/min, _______mph, ______min/mile
b) _______m/min, _______mph, ______min/mile