How does Elevation affect running?
How does Elevation affect running?
So I don’t know most of the scientific lingo but for high school XC we would go up for a high altitude camp for a week at 9500+ elevation. If you are not used to it an elevation increase slows your runs. It feels like crap the first couple days but then gets a little better. It is really good to train at high altitudes because it allows your body to train with a lower amount of oxygen allowing your body to create more hemoglobin which is a protein in your red blood cells. This can enhance your running and make it more efficient. Also then when you leave the higher elevation you are able to perform better because of the hemoglobin gained at a high altitude.
I was in Breckenridge (9600’) earlier this summer. Running is aerobically harder up there. For 800 meters down, I didn’t notice much of a difference in time. My first longer run there was brutal, but by the end of the trip I was getting closer to the paces I was running when at sea level.
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