Forums >General Running>at what altitude is one "running at altitude"?
You'll ruin your knees!
""...the truth that someday, you will go for your last run. But not today—today you got to run." - Matt Crownover (after Western States)
Out there running since dinosaurs roamed the earth
Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. (Heb. 12:1b) Mile by Mile
I have a reverse question: I live at 5200ft and have never had a race below 4000ft, what shall I expect when I run at sea-level (I plan to have an east coast vacation)? Any one has this kind of experience?
I know a calculator can do altitude equivalent performance: http://www.runworks.com/calculator.html I don't know how accurate the result is though.
"I'd rather die while I'm living than live while I'm dead..." J. Buffett There are two rules in life: 1.) Don't sweat the small stuff 2.) It's ALL small stuff
Runs with ALTITUDE!