rmac as well wrote:
ex rmac wrote:
That's not what I'm saying... my converted times are all slower than my sea level marks. I'm sure there are a few exceptions, but it was the same for my high-altitude teammates as well.
fsdfsdfsdf, I feel like you are cherry picking the very very few runners in the NCAA who are born and raised at altitude and compete at altitude.
I competed in the rmac and always outperformed my conversion as well. I ran 3:55 in boulder, 1 week later ran a sea level 5k and the next day ran a 3:48 beating my conversion on tired legs.
Absolutely true.
Not saying OP doesn't have a point regarding Mines but from CO, 4:12 early season vs 4:18 later (1600 Cali/Arcadia vs Jeffcoat stadium, CO state venue)
5k pr run in WA state during off season during what was supposed to be 18 minute tempo run. ----Crossed 13 th lap (not 12.5 laps) @ 15:30! CO pr was 15:54. That's close to sub 15 @ sea level, out of season.
I'm sure we're all different in regards to altitude, but it's effects are real, both ways.
I'm sure there's a good reason no out of state schools bring their teams to CO and also why very few meets of any significance are contested in CO.
Do you guys remember US jr XCs from Boulder in 2016ish??? ---- practically all world qualifiers that year came from CO, men & women both. Lots of "faster" runners of podium!