jrs80920 wrote:
Just stumbled upon this thread while looking for information on Matt Carpenter. Which is an interesting comparison to Zach... I live in Colorado Springs and I know Matt Carpenter and Zach Miller. Matt's slew of records for the Pikes Peak Marathon and Ascent have been unbroken for 26 years. This year Killian Jornet tired to break the record and did not even come close. What's there secret you ask? They train/trained at altitude. Zach lives at 10,400 feet and he runs on Pikes Peak daily I assume. Matt Carpenter had trained on the summit of Pikes Peak constantly when he was in his prime. Only dope here is you...
http://skyrunner.com/story/pikespeako2.htm
True, but Zach started crushing it long before Barr Camp. He got his first major win at JFK beating out Rob Krar who seemed unbeatable at the time. He did it while training entirely on a sea level treadmill while working on a cruise ship. So yeah, the elevation helps, but the guy is tough as hell no matter where he lives.