Subject: RE: Midwest to mountains Originally posted by Hot Runner
Intended to reply but somehow forgot. Glad you were able to enjoy a few runs before you got sick! Anyway, what I'd planned to say is that if you're healthy, doing easy training at Denver's elevation shouldn't carry any risk of altitude illness, etc. You just need to be prepared to slow down, stay hydrated, and listen to your body. I've done plenty of training and races up to about 9,000 feet, and really noticed little effect other than slowing down somewhat, and needing to adjust my breathing pattern to every other stroke, instead of every 3-4, when swimming.
Above 9,000-10,000 feet, the risk of serious altitude illness is much greater if you are not properly acclimatized. Still, I've had some amazing runs at/above that altitude--the Potala prayer circuit in Lhasa, for example, and on the trails around Namche Bazaar in Nepal. You just have to build up to it gradually, by ascending slowly and/or working up to running with some walking/hiking at altitude first, and take it really easy, particularly when running/riding uphill.
Thanks for sharing your wisdom Hot Runner. I forgot to mention in my post that I don't believe it was altitude induced but more likely the uncommon salad/salmon I ate earlier that day. I ate a lot of unusual foods that day at the conference (live and learn hehe ) and my stomach is still a little uneasy, so I'm taking it slow (i.e. neutral foods ) with what I eat for the next week and waiting until my stomach is okay before jumping back into my running. What was bad was I got the stomach bug the day before I had to give my presentation, Ha! Edited by ChemNerd23 2015-03-28 5:02 PM
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