Altitude Training options in Europe?

St. Moritz, 5,978′ is probably one of the better and higher options. You just can't get that high in Europe.

But what about the weather and accessibility of runable terrain at that time of the year?

engadin.ch

Altitude Training at least 1,800 m above sea level | Engadin, Switzerland

St. Moritz is an official Swiss Olympic Training Base and has gained the label “Swiss Olympic Training Base Gold”.

Link:www.engadin.ch/en/altitude-training/

But if you can afford to think about going to St. Moritz why are you not considering the Canary islands?

A month will give you excellent weather conditions for training. You don't have the altitude but I would think the better training will make up for it many times.

You can train and stay at altitude (7000+ feet) in Tenerife. There is a fairly expensive hotel up in Teide National Park. Great running. Unfortunately the next highest options to stay are somewhere around 3500 feet in Villaflor.

Susan Krumins goes to St Moritz

Don’t go to Kühtai for marathon training. I live nearby ( Innsbruck) and know the place. It is great for mountaineering, has a 400 m track which you need to book to use, but for running it is quite limited unless you don’t mind difficult trails and elevation gains.

I recommend St. Moritz, much more open space to run.

Teide national park is amazing. It's a lunar landscape. I love the canary islands. Wish I'd been to more of them. Have been to Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Fuerteventura (for one day) and la graciosa (for one day). I think you should go there if you can.

So it seems Kuhtai may not be a good option. I might consider St. Moritz. I hadn't thought about Tenerife. Is it really altitude training though? With it being small island? I get that it has high peaks but would I get that benefit?

Anyone have any comments on Sierra Nevada?

St Moritz is far superior in terms of running than any other location mentioned so far. It's a great option as long as you can afford it.

Not in March/April

Better training will help you more than the "altitude" part.

How is 7000+ feet not altitude training? There are tons of great dirt roads and trails combined with perfect weather that time of year.

Grenada could also be a good choice or one of the smaller towns in the Sierra Nevadas like Capeilera. The running is not as good in my opinion though but there is a nice track in Grenada.

I also just read about a town in Turkey called Erzurum. Anyone familiar with it?

True. Even June can be rough.

Have you stayed at altitude in the US?