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Jeremy said:
I think if you live at altitude, you acclimate. Which is why Keegan does well…he grew up in Utah. And Sherpas live on a Mountain. I’m still not convinced.
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100% it impacts people differently. That’s not to say some people are not impacted at all. It just affects some more than others.

My BIL and SIL both from Montreal went to Everest base camp. SIL had no issues. BIL struggled tremendously.

Some people can scale Everest without oxygen. Most cannot.
 
following this altitude topic with great interest.

For My cancer charity event ride coming up in September I’ll be riding from Salt Lake City UT to Denver CO. We will be riding through Gore pass which I know is at around 9500ft elevation.

Aside from one time riding a MTB in the alps when I was fat about 10 years ago, have never really done anything at elevation low or high impact so this is the only X factor for my training the last few months. All The coaches have said that we will ride at a moderate pace to help manage the elevation impacts. Speaking specifically to my coach he feels like based on where my fitness is as according to the plan I should be fine. Not sure if that is valid perspective but they have done this event and this segment a few times.

So I can report back (in my charity event blog) how it impacts me. Hopefully I do not end up in the support van because I end up struggling too much.
 
iman29 said:
following this altitude topic with great interest.

For My cancer charity event ride coming up in September I’ll be riding from Salt Lake City UT to Denver CO. We will be riding through Gore pass which I know is at around 9500ft elevation.

Aside from one time riding a MTB in the alps when I was fat about 10 years ago, have never really done anything at elevation low or high impact so this is the only X factor for my training the last few months. All The coaches have said that we will ride at a moderate pace to help manage the elevation impacts. Speaking specifically to my coach he feels like based on where my fitness is as according to the plan I should be fine. Not sure if that is valid perspective but they have done this event and this segment a few times.

So I can report back (in my charity event blog) how it impacts me. Hopefully I do not end up in the support van because I end up struggling too much.
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FWIW, I had a much more difficult time at altitude snowboarding in CO: Vail, Beaver Creek, Breck and Winter Park when I was heavy. Since I've lost weight and have more overall fitness, been back to Winter Park, Copper and Steamboat. The altitude didn't bother me. So your coach might be onto something.
 
iman29 said:
following this altitude topic with great interest.

For My cancer charity event ride coming up in September I’ll be riding from Salt Lake City UT to Denver CO. We will be riding through Gore pass which I know is at around 9500ft elevation.

Aside from one time riding a MTB in the alps when I was fat about 10 years ago, have never really done anything at elevation low or high impact so this is the only X factor for my training the last few months. All The coaches have said that we will ride at a moderate pace to help manage the elevation impacts. Speaking specifically to my coach he feels like based on where my fitness is as according to the plan I should be fine. Not sure if that is valid perspective but they have done this event and this segment a few times.

So I can report back (in my charity event blog) how it impacts me. Hopefully I do not end up in the support van because I end up struggling too much.
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Get the O2 deprivation mask!

Take pics - @Pearl will have a good go at those memes....

oh, remember

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Patrick said:
Get the O2 deprivation mask!
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When I found out I got this segment, I was all ready to go buy one for sure.

Then when I asked my coach and some other folks who have trained/ridden at altitude, they all said the mask stuff they sell is all marketing and its not really simulating any conditions at elevation. Its really more "respiratory" training which doesnt seem to really have any added benefit vs. a good hard threshold session like the 4 x 5 minute hill repeats I did last week.

This is not the exact article I recall reading since its about running (ewww - LOL) but it makes the same points.

www.runnersworld.com

Do Altitude Training Masks Actually Boost Your Performance?

By restricting how much air you can breathe in, elevation training masks can supposedly boost your running.
www.runnersworld.com www.runnersworld.com
 
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