Beep test · level 21 of 21
Beep test level 21
At level 21 of the Beep test, the required speed is 18.5 km/h: 16 shuttles of 3.89 s each. The level lasts 1 min 02 s; when it ends you have covered 4 940 m in 22 min 01 s. Completing it in full credits you with a MAS of 18.5 km/h, roughly 62 ml/min/kg of VO₂max.
Level 21, 18.5 km/h, closes the published chart: 247 shuttles, 4,940 m, just over 22 minutes. There is no level 22 in the official table. An athlete who completes it has a MAS of at least 18.5 km/h, and the test cannot say more.
This is the last published level of the table. Beyond it no official chart exists: an athlete who completes it has a MAS of at least 18.5 km/h, and the test cannot say more.
Level 21 in the table
Frequently asked questions
What MAS does level 21 of the Beep test give?
A MAS of 18.5 km/h, provided you complete the level. If you stop midway, the scoring rule credits the last full level, so 18 km/h (level 20).
How long does level 21 last?
1 min 02 s, i.e. 16 shuttles of 3.89 s. From the start of the test that makes 22 min 01 s of running.
What pace per kilometre is this level?
18.5 km/h is 3:15 /km. That is the pace you would hold on a track, without the turns: in a shuttle the same figure costs more.