Good places to train at altitude this summer? Boulder, flagstaff, Montana? etc

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    mayeroff

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    3 years ago 02/22/2021 4:18pm EST
    re: Are you sure?

    I bicycle, run, and camp all over Nevada during the warmer months.

    There is no "running scene" in Eureka Nevada. There are so many wonderful places to train all over Nevada.

    I visited Flagstaff AZ last year for a few days, and didn't like it at all. It was too crowded for my tastes. The University had these creepy robot devices going all over the place.

    My favorite place to train in the world is a town in Yunnan Province, China, called Xiangelila (formerly known as Zhongdian). It's at roughly 11,000 feet altitude.

  • dndbxbxhxjxjx

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    3 years ago 02/22/2021 6:46pm EST
    re: mayeroff

    Red Lodge, MT is a cool mountain town. It has a great Main Street. Pretty basic, but I like it a lot. You can drive up to 10,000ft or so on Beartooth Pass, or run up to Hell Roaring plateau. You could make weekend trips to Yellowstone and a lot of other cool places. The actual town is at 5,500 feet with tons of topography to the south.

    Check it out.

  • live high train low

    Anonymous Poster

    3 years ago 02/22/2021 7:19pm EST
    re: Lloyd Daniels

    Lloyd Daniels wrote:

    Crested Butte, bro. Better than all the rest, you'll thank me later.

    Don’t go to Crested Butte. Full of rich yuppies on fat bikes in the summer, too high in altitude IMHO (slower everything and more tired), and it’s difficult finding flat dirt/road for easy recovery running and workouts. The single track trails and climbing are excellent- obviously a great place for mountain bikes. Expensive for getting groceries. The sweet spot in altitude is 6500-8000ft.

  • west is best

    Anonymous Poster

    3 years ago 02/22/2021 7:52pm EST
    re: vacationbro

    Some towns that don't get mentioned much:

    Los Alamos - 7,320 ft

    Steamboat Springs - 6,732

    Alamosa - 7,543

    Ely - 6,437

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    Anonymous Poster

    3 years ago 02/24/2021 2:01am EST
    re: vacationbro

    Lake Tahoe. You can live on either the Nevada or California side. Elevation is 6,225ft. Not far from Carson City (4,800ft) and Reno (4,500ft).

  • overcrowded

    Anonymous Poster

    3 years ago 02/24/2021 7:22am EST
    re: vacationbro

    Don’t come to flagstaff. We don’t want more people. Thanks

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