Where is the best place for SUMMER TRAINING?

Oregon, has all the above critera.

you might want to include altitude. it is a major factor for any summer traning. the benefits are huge. somewhere with all those and altitude is colorado.

actually, you do not increase VO2max at altitude. living at altitude may help, but a summer at altitude will do nothing more than lower your VO2max while at altitude, thus keep you from training as hard as at sea level. the studies that have shown an increase have usually been due to a training effect father than the altitude, whereas those conducted with a control for training, have showed blood concentrations returning to normal within 2 days of leaving altitude.

your full of shit. of course it helps, name your study numb nuts.

Oregon has the best Summers in the country. Every day is clear, low humidity and in the 80s. Never rains. Even those few days that it climbs to 95-100 degrees you can easily go out at 3 pm and run without trouble.

Yep. Gotta agree. No altitude but not sure moving to altitude with the attendant adjustment period is the best maneuver for a summer training period. Nothing wrong with daily hard work on tons of hills and trails. Can't beat Portland for that. Lots of real runners here.

Adams, W.C., Bernauer, E.M., Dill, D.B., & Bomar, J.B. (1975). Effects of equivalent sea level and altitude training on V02max and running performance. Journal of Applied Physiology, 39, 262-266.

show me a study that PROVES altitude increases VO2max ... i still think there's a benefit, there just hasn't been a study to prove it.

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Kenya baby. Train with those crazy boys from the Kenyan

military. Screw the safari go for the hell on earth.

Come back 8 mths later ripped to the bone blood thick

like syrup, have a great tan, just destroying fools at

all the races. You know those silly bodybuilding

before and after photos. That what it'll be like. Yo

mama won't recognize you. On a lighter note no

pollution, dirt cheap, barrage of training parthners

, high altitude, too many trails too little time

, soft running surface.

Eureka, Nevada (6200 feet)

OR Zhongdian, Yunnan Province, CHINA. (10,500 feet)

jason

Strangely enough, sounds just like Colorado summers, except it's even less humid up there.

malmo wrote:

Oregon has the best Summers in the country. Every day is clear, low humidity and in the 80s. Never rains. Even those few days that it climbs to 95-100 degrees you can easily go out at 3 pm and run without trouble.

oregon is great, eugene is great, but i'm sure there are more rural areas that would be cool, somewhere around crater lake would be cool, of course there will still be snow there until July. the best place though ASHVILLE/BREVARD NORTH CAROLINA there are so many places, and each time you run you'll love it. it won't feel like work. you can roll out 5:30 pace everyday and it will feel like vacation. crossing rivers in runs running through streams, running up mountains and then back down, it's the greatest man.

Brevard, NC. Hands down. I have had the opportunity to train in many different locations. If you've lived your whole life at altitude, you probably should stay at altitude. Otherwise, head to Brevard.

I would love to train in Oregon, it sounds like a sweet place to train, but I have to tip my hat to the Gunnison Valley. This place is simply amazing. There are of miles of trail in every direction. The weather is perfect as well. From June until August the coolest it gets during the day is 60 degrees, and the warmest it gets is 80 derees at the wwarmest. So it isn't unbearably hot and not freezing cold either. The best part is the fact that you get an amazing view of the valley at some point in every run. Another really good place would have to be Colorado Springs. This place has a lot of udiscovered trails that are real cool, along with an active running community so it wouldn's be hard to find people to run with. This is definately a cool topic, I would love to hear about some other places around the nation like Arkansas or Northern California in particular.

Lake Placid, N.Y.

great weather (nothin above 80 ever)

lots of hills

little traffic

lots of trails

USOC training center with a great track (open to all)

Ironman USA triathlon in July brings in lots of hard bods

locals love athletes

great mountain lakes to swim post workout

Wendover, Utah. It's a beautiful town and you're right across the border from Nevada and casinos. If not there, then try Winnemucca. The whore houses are a great way to unwind after a run.

I like your attitude hornetpower.

Gunnison, CO. Its unbeatable. 7703ft, trails for africa, an abundance of training partners, perfect running temperatures all summer. Great facilities (home to WSC and the world highest synthetic track). The option of dirt, sand, track, road and bush trails within minutes of town.

Gunny guys, what's the scoop with the high altitude distance club? People are wondering and asking. Has anything advanced beyond what's on the website?

North Shore (and Northeast Shore) Lake Tahoe. Extensive trail network from 6200-8500 feet with good footing, both single track and wider fire-road type trails. Perfect weather. Spectacular alpine scenery that rewards the killer hill climbs and makes you want to keep going and going to the next view. Not too many serious runners up here, though; one reason I'm giving it pub. No reason the mountain bikers should have the trails to themselves.