If you have completed the benchmark, don’t forget to submit your result to r/orangetheory's benchmark result survey ⁠ , so we have more data for peer analysis in the future. Come back in a day or two to see the analysis!

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What is Orange Everest?

A tread-block signature workout, where participants gradually increase the incline every minute until they reach 15%, then gradually decrease the incline every minute back to 1%, with the final minute being an all-out effort. For details, check out

this post⁠

How To Use?

Pick your class type (2G vs 3G)

Find a strategy below that fits your style.

Pick your starting pace.

Figure out how much you need to adjust based on the hill climb, or anything else your strategy of choice required.

Look at Estimated distance* to see how far you hit by the end of the workout.

Check this

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to include a

⁠

adjustment to account for tread’s ramp up, machine calibration issue or human error.

(Not sure what it is? Leave it checked ✅, and you can find more context

here⁠

Strategies

💡 By default, the planner includes a 1% penalty to the distance to account for tread’s ramp-up time, etc. See How To Use? above to turn off/adjust the penalty as desire.

✏️ Are you taking a 2G or 3G class?

✅ 2G

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💡 Your

2G

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Orange Everest will be

23

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minutes long.

Power Walk & All-Out

Power walk for the entire incline portion of the benchmark. As it reaches flat road (1% incline), go for an aggressive push then all-out!

Flow

Uphill 📈 + Downhill 📉

Start with power walk at

⁠

mph 👈 This is your tread speed!

Flat Road 💆 (Inline

1%

⁠

at minute

21

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)

Bump up to an aggressive push at

7.5

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mph for

1 minute

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Go all-out at

7.5

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mph in the last

1 minute

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Estimated Distance*:

1.633mi

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Run, Power Walk, then All-Out

Start with base or push pace. As incline goes above

4%

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, change to power walk. As incline drops below

6%

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, go to base or push. Finish it with an aggressive push then all-out.

Flow

Uphill 📈

Start with base at

7.5

⁠

mph

As incline hits

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at minute

3

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, change to power walk at

⁠

mph

Maintain the pace till you reach the top.

Downhill 📉

Continue to power walk as the incline comes down.

As incline drops to

⁠

at minute

19

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, go pack to base at

7.5

⁠

mph

Flat Road 💆 (

1%

⁠

incline)

Bump up to an aggressive push at

7.5

⁠

mph for

1 minute

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Go all-out at

7.5

⁠

mph in the last

1 minute

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Estimated Distance*:

1.922mi

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Slow Down As Incline Goes Up

Start with your base or push. As you climb the hill, drop the pace by

0.1+

⁠

mph for every

1%

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incline bump. As you come down, pick up the pace by

0.1+

⁠

mph for every

1%

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incline drop. Wrap up the block with a push & all-out.

Flow

Start with base or push at

7.5

⁠

mph

Uphill 📈

Drop the pace by

0.3

⁠

mph for every 1% bump in incline

Downhill 📉

As you come down, bump up the pace by the same amount (

0.3

⁠

mph ) for every 1% drop in incline.

If it’s a 2% drop, bump the pace by

0.6

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Flat Road 💆 (

1%

⁠

incline)

Bump up to an aggressive push at

7.5

⁠

mph for

1 minute

⁠

Go all-out at

7.5

⁠

mph in the last

1 minute

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💡 At the hill top (
15%
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), your pace will be
3.6 mph
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⁠

Estimated Distance*:

2.187mi

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Analysis: Can you beat your peers*? 🥇

Adjust the Filters below to see how your goal / PR compares against your peers*.

How do you define peers*?

Age: Within

3

⁠

years

If your age is

35

⁠

, then your peers will be between

32

⁠

38

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Height: Within

3

⁠

inches

If your height is 5’7, then your peers will be between 5’4 to 5’10.

Weight: Within

7.5

⁠

lbs

💡 Please note that there are quite a few data points missing critical demographics data.

When applying filters, those data points will be dropped to ensure you’re only comparing against your true peers. 🙏

Useful Links

💡

OTF Quotes⁠

: Generate motivational quotes from OTF

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r/orangetheory⁠

Wiki on benchmark

Everest

What is Orange Everest?

How To Use?

Strategies

Power Walk & All-Out

Run, Power Walk, then All-Out

Slow Down As Incline Goes Up

Analysis: Can you beat your peers*? 🥇

How do you define peers*?

Useful Links

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