A question to anyone who might know

scarletmoon1234

I'm slightly confused here. I run everyday and before I moved to college I lived in a city where the climate is slightly humid and its at sea level. However now I live in a city thats at a much higher altitude and has a dry climate. I live in the dry city during the week and on the weekends I go back home to the other one. What confuses me is when I run here (in the dry city) I can barely run @ a pace of 8kph, 5 minutes without feeling like i wanna give up and have to stop every 10 minutes for a 20 second break and just end my run after half an hour. At first I thought it was because my endurance had dropped since I went a while without running, but when I go back home for the weekend, I can easily run 1 hour @ 10kph non-stop without even the thought of giving up. Can anyone care to explain this to me? would the difference in climate/altitude effect my performance this much?

Thanks

p.s. I don't run outside, I run indoors on a treadmill

Dave198lbs

oxygen

DPernet

Yes it would. :flowerforyou:

After a few weeks though, it should start improving as your body adapts to the altitude. Once it has fully adapted, you will notice a big difference when you run at sea level again. Most athletes train at altitude nowadays or use a hyperbaric chamber.

Graceious1

p.s. I don't run outside, I run indoors on a treadmill

This absolutely explains it. You need oxygen so maybe have a 5 minute walk before you acually stat running.

SmallMimi

Higher altitude means lower oxygen concentration. Doesn't matter if you run outside or inside, altitude is the ruling factor.

DavPul

p.s. I don't run outside, I run indoors on a treadmill

This absolutely explains it. You need oxygen so maybe have a 5 minute walk before you acually stat running.

Because she only starts breathing when she walks? Is she some new sort of amphibian?

MoreBean13

Its the oxygen /altitude for sure. You will adapt with time. Just keep trying. You'll probably also want to have extra water handy, not a huge deal since you're indoors.

scarletmoon1234

Thanks so much guys! I really appreciate your help

SToast

I go from 6,500ft to 2,000ft in altitude on a regular basis. When I get down to the 2,000 I feel like a running machine. Then when I come back up to the 6,500 my lungs and legs are screaming at me in no time. It's amazing how much the altitude affects our body.

RobynLB

I think it's mainly psychological. You should be adapted to the altitude change. It's running stressed vs. running relaxed.

kaotik26

Higher altitude=thinner air