Klecker is a beast of a runner, but he lives in Boulder, At altitude, his body won’t allow him to tun the workouts he can at sea level, thus limiting neuromuscular benefits he can achieve and his ability to perform at middle distance events
Klecker is a beast of a runner, but he lives in Boulder, At altitude, his body won’t allow him to tun the workouts he can at sea level, thus limiting neuromuscular benefits he can achieve and his ability to perform at middle distance events
Florida could and should be another training hotspot.
If you have ever run in Florida anytime of the year apart from December and January it is the worst place to train because of humidity and 0 elevation.
Similar to the Kenyans and Ethiopians living at 7k+ who can’t run fast or win races because of altitude gotcha
Go look at his Strava. He seems to have no problem hitting faster paces. Boulder isn't that high. It's low enough that he can still rip some fast workouts. He does plenty of 200s in 25-26.
Neuromuscular Limitations of Altitude wrote:
Klecker is a beast of a runner, but he lives in Boulder, At altitude, his body won’t allow him to tun the workouts he can at sea level, thus limiting neuromuscular benefits he can achieve and his ability to perform at middle distance events
You could argue that his body requires more oxygen and thus benefits more from altitude.
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