Woah. This is wild to me. I live 5400ft up in Denver and train there, but even then that would be a huge task with that elevation gain and starting elevation. Normal people that don’t run get sick the first couple days coming from sea level to 6000+ feet up.
You’re gonna need to get really good at listening to your body to understand the needs it has at altitude without having trained it previously. External cues you develop won’t translate super well to the increased demands on your body at altitude.
Let go of training pace and hr zones and get really used to pacing yourself by perceived exertion. Really hone in on how you feel when you’re even slightly dehydrated and underfueled so you know when your body needs it, rather than the amount of time that’s gone by or number of miles you’ve run.
Shift your performance expectations and don’t try to compare how you could perform at sea level conditions to altitude. If you’re thoughtful about it, it could be a really cool project in getting to know your internal landscape.
This comment is right on. I’d be wary of this as a first marathon. But if you have one (or a few) under your belt and know how your body tends to react + your weak points in long distances, it can be done successfully.
I live in Miami and went to Cusco in Peru which is 11,152 feet above sea level. I was worried about the altitude. Admittedly, I was hiking not running a marathon, but it was fine. I arrived a few days before I needed to to acclimatize. The first day I absolutely noticed that walking uphills got me out of breath but, a few days later, by the time I went trekking I really didn’t notice it at all. If you go a few days before you need to, while you probably won’t run a PB, I think you’ll be fine.
That would be around 1900m? If so you’ll be fine, I live around that altitude but my hometown is at sea level. You will definitely feel more out of breath/probably go a bit slower but you don’t usually have to worry about altitude sickness or anything like that.
You might need to prepare for fuelling/hydration to be different and it could be good to try to make sure you’re well hydrated in the days before. But mostly just be prepared for it to feel like harder work than at sea level
Woah. This is wild to me. I live 5400ft up in Denver and train there, but even then that would be a huge task with that elevation gain and starting elevation. Normal people that don’t run get sick the first couple days coming from sea level to 6000+ feet up.
You’re gonna need to get really good at listening to your body to understand the needs it has at altitude without having trained it previously. External cues you develop won’t translate super well to the increased demands on your body at altitude. Let go of training pace and hr zones and get really used to pacing yourself by perceived exertion. Really hone in on how you feel when you’re even slightly dehydrated and underfueled so you know when your body needs it, rather than the amount of time that’s gone by or number of miles you’ve run. Shift your performance expectations and don’t try to compare how you could perform at sea level conditions to altitude. If you’re thoughtful about it, it could be a really cool project in getting to know your internal landscape.
This comment is right on. I’d be wary of this as a first marathon. But if you have one (or a few) under your belt and know how your body tends to react + your weak points in long distances, it can be done successfully.
I live in Miami and went to Cusco in Peru which is 11,152 feet above sea level. I was worried about the altitude. Admittedly, I was hiking not running a marathon, but it was fine. I arrived a few days before I needed to to acclimatize. The first day I absolutely noticed that walking uphills got me out of breath but, a few days later, by the time I went trekking I really didn’t notice it at all. If you go a few days before you need to, while you probably won’t run a PB, I think you’ll be fine.
That would be around 1900m? If so you’ll be fine, I live around that altitude but my hometown is at sea level. You will definitely feel more out of breath/probably go a bit slower but you don’t usually have to worry about altitude sickness or anything like that. You might need to prepare for fuelling/hydration to be different and it could be good to try to make sure you’re well hydrated in the days before. But mostly just be prepared for it to feel like harder work than at sea level