High Altitude Training...

Shannon023

Just signed up for a 10k in Estes Park, CO., elevation 7522 feet! (D'OH!!!)

Anyone have any good tips for breathing techniques??? (Besides not forgetting to do it?)

Thanks much!! :flowerforyou:

Shannon023

Just signed up for a 10k in Estes Park, CO., elevation 7522 feet! (D'OH!!!)

Anyone have any good tips for breathing techniques??? (Besides not forgetting to do it?)

Thanks much!! :flowerforyou:

Kimosabe

I would take it easy. And to be honest breathing in Estes isn't as hard as it is up in Breckinridge. But if you start to over exert yourself you will find it harder to breath. Well I hope this helps even a little bit. I wish you luck and don't forget to stop and see the scenery, it is absolutely gorgeous.

:flowerforyou:
Kimmie

songbyrdsweet

Unfortunately, it's not your breathing that's the problem. If you've been running for several months or longer, you nervous system has actually adapted by controlling your heart and breathing rate so that your lungs fill as much as possible with air and your heart does the same with blood. The problem at high altitudes is that there's simply less oxygen in the air, so regardless of how much you take in, a smaller percentage of that will be oxygen. The best way to train for high altitude running is simply to train at high altitudes. Alternately, you could adopt the military approach of speaking while running which promotes more efficient oxygen use since you exhale while yelling.

I bet it will be beautiful though, good luck! :drinker: