What're some good places to go train at altitude during the summer? I like boulder however its just gotten so damn crowded its gross. Anyone know of any other decent places during the summer with a lot of trails and roads to run on?
Discuss.....
What're some good places to go train at altitude during the summer? I like boulder however its just gotten so damn crowded its gross. Anyone know of any other decent places during the summer with a lot of trails and roads to run on?
Discuss.....
Montana is not high altitude.
It's nice and cool there because it is so far north.
But it's not high altitude.
Wyoming is high altitude.
the430miler wrote:
Montana is not high altitude.
It's nice and cool there because it is so far north.
But it's not high altitude.
Wyoming is high altitude.
What're some places in Wyoming? I've ben to Jackson but it didn't seem like there was much of any running there
Casper and Cheyenne both have great running communities. Plus its cheaper and more political freedom than Colorado.
the430miler wrote:
Casper and Cheyenne both have great running communities. Plus its cheaper and more political freedom than Colorado.
For what you need political freedom when you train in high altitude?
What about Alburkerkey?
Eureka, Nevada, population around 500. Beautiful little town! 6500 feet altitude, cool weather in the morning and late afternoon. There's an all-weather track at the small high school, and a public indoor swimming pool. Dirt roads everywhere. There's a highway from Eureka to Carlin that gets very little traffic where you can do long runs and tempo runs.
mayeroff wrote:
Eureka, Nevada, population around 500. Beautiful little town! 6500 feet altitude, cool weather in the morning and late afternoon. There's an all-weather track at the small high school, and a public indoor swimming pool. Dirt roads everywhere. There's a highway from Eureka to Carlin that gets very little traffic where you can do long runs and tempo runs.
I looked at pictures on the google, and it looks like the kind of place you'd see in a David Lynch film. Like you'd run off into the desert for an easy 8 and never be seen again.
Big Bear
field of flowers wrote:
What about Alburkerkey?
Pretty good option so long as you run in the morning.
LOL that's really funny because I looked it up and I was about to type in pick this!!
Muktinath, Nepal. About 12,000', trails up to about 18,000'. Watch out for donkey, sheep, and yak caravans.
Are you surreeeeeeee? wrote:
I looked at pictures on the goggle, and it looks like the kind of place you'd see in a David Lynch film. Like you'd run off into the desert for an easy 8 and never be seen again.
field of flowers wrote:
LOL that's really funny because I looked it up and I was about to type in pick this!!
I mean to be honest I have always wanted to be in a David Lynch film.
Are you sure? wrote:
mayeroff wrote:
Eureka, Nevada, population around 500. Beautiful little town! 6500 feet altitude, cool weather in the morning and late afternoon. There's an all-weather track at the small high school, and a public indoor swimming pool. Dirt roads everywhere. There's a highway from Eureka to Carlin that gets very little traffic where you can do long runs and tempo runs.
I looked at pictures on the google, and it looks like the kind of place you'd see in a David Lynch film. Like you'd run off into the desert for an easy 8 and never be seen again.
It's too bad that you think that way. It's a beautiful town, with friendly and helpful locals. You always know when you are in "Real Nevada" when random people stop to offer to see if you are OK and offer you water.
But what's in the water :( :o
This thread gets posted a few times each year but really there are plenty of options. What makes the West great isn't always towns you've heard of. It's the towns you've never heard of where you can disappear for the summer. If you're looking for seclusion and a solid instagram-free summer training block, head out into the small towns of eastern Idaho, Wyoming, non-Wasatch Utah, or northern New Mexico. If you're looking for flannel and trucker-hat cosplay and to add another Subaru to the local micro brewery parking lot every night, check out towns like Boulder, Flagstaff, Tahoe, Bozeman, Park City/SLC, virtually any Colorado ski town, Jackson, etc.
Flagstaff man. Closest thing you can get to actual altitude training in the US. You aren’t going to live very many places at 9k feet with the correct resources.
Dairyland wrote:
Flagstaff man. Closest thing you can get to actual altitude training in the US. You aren’t going to live very many places at 9k feet with the correct resources.
For starters Flagstaff is not that high. Just 6,909′ feet.
Crested Butte, bro. Better than all the rest, you'll thank me later.
mayeroff wrote:
Are you sure? wrote:
I looked at pictures on the google, and it looks like the kind of place you'd see in a David Lynch film. Like you'd run off into the desert for an easy 8 and never be seen again.
It's too bad that you think that way. It's a beautiful town, with friendly and helpful locals. You always know when you are in "Real Nevada" when random people stop to offer to see if you are OK and offer you water.
I was just kidding! The opera house looks beautiful, and I'm sure it's got a great small-town feel to it. Is there a really a running scene there now, or it is more of an undiscovered possibility?