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DanceCommander
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States1808 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-10 07:28:50
August 10 2008 07:21 GMT
#1
So I just returned from my week at Estes Park, Colorado and let me say it was no vacation. What some people would call beautiful mountain scenery would become my hell for the 6 days.

We woke up at 6 a.m. and hit up the trails for a 5-6 mile run. Then at 4 p.m. we would go out again and pound out an 8-10 miler and soak in a freakishly cold mountain stream.

2-a-days are ridiculously painful at altitude while running up and down mountains. The last morning I felt like dying. Anybody else have any running experience at altitude? I would like to know how you felt throughout.

I live in Florida btw, so the altitude really screwed me up. I'm going to register myself for a 5k this weekend and see if I can finally break 17:00 minutes. I've come close, but I feel this could be it.

Sorry if it seems like I'm bragging or whining, just wanted to rant :D

I love running so much <3

edit: I am a high school runner

micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24668 Posts
August 10 2008 07:27 GMT
#2
Why were you there, doing that?
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
JohnColtrane
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Australia4813 Posts
August 10 2008 07:40 GMT
#3
whats ur current best for the 5k?
HEY MEYT
Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-10 07:48:18
August 10 2008 07:46 GMT
#4
damn dude, intense stuff

so how high up are u?

did a search, 7500 feet


i run at about 4000 feet but i don't run as far as u
JohnColtrane
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Australia4813 Posts
August 10 2008 07:47 GMT
#5
i think the rule of thumb for a place to be considered altitude is 1500 metres, so at least that im guessing
HEY MEYT
Orome
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
Switzerland11984 Posts
August 10 2008 14:38 GMT
#6
I've had some really rough training camps at ~2500m, really kicks the shit out of you.

what's a 5k?
On a purely personal note, I'd like to show Yellow the beauty of infinitely repeating Starcraft 2 bunkers. -Boxer
pangshai
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Chinatown5333 Posts
August 10 2008 15:13 GMT
#7
wow 17 minute is really quick for 5km. some of the fittest people i met in the army did 2.4km in about 8 minutes but probably couldn't maintain that speed. good luck with the run. just posting to express my awe. so many people on TL with so many talents.
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cgrinker
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States3824 Posts
August 10 2008 17:11 GMT
#8
I lived in Colorado when I was about five and my mother didn't realize that there was an altitude difference so she dragged s around town and I got got really sick.
DanceCommander
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States1808 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-10 18:52:53
August 10 2008 18:47 GMT
#9
My PR as of now is 17:24 for a 5k. Sadly, its not good enough to get me on the varsity squad.

A 5k is a 5000 Kilometer run, equivalent to about 3.1 miles.
Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
August 10 2008 19:50 GMT
#10
is it done on a track?

so like, flat ground?

I do 3k in like 15:00 but that's uphill so I guess u can't really compare
DanceCommander
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States1808 Posts
August 10 2008 20:21 GMT
#11
On August 11 2008 04:50 travis wrote:
is it done on a track?

so like, flat ground?

I do 3k in like 15:00 but that's uphill so I guess u can't really compare


A 5k is typically done on a preset course, and the terrain can vary. Sometimes its muddy and wet, sometimes lots of uphill and sand, or sometimes your lucky and get flat ground with relatively short grass.
Orome
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
Switzerland11984 Posts
August 10 2008 21:32 GMT
#12
I have teammates that do 8km in 30 minutes, but that's on a track, obviously it's going to be much harder on difficult terrain.

Impressive, keep going!
On a purely personal note, I'd like to show Yellow the beauty of infinitely repeating Starcraft 2 bunkers. -Boxer
h3r1n6
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Iceland2039 Posts
August 10 2008 23:07 GMT
#13
Oh god 17:00, good luck with that .

My current ambition is to get 10k <40 minutes
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