Yeah, what she said. I regularly go on mtb bike vacations at high altitude and I live at sea level.
The water isn't just for the drier air. It also helps with altitude sickness. So drink lots and pace yourself.
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03-30-2007, 04:21 PM #1
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Just remembered - Another good resource is Arnie Baker's ACE training book. It's written for the Death Ride, but applies to just about any endurance ride at altitude:
http://www.arniebakercycling.com/books/b_ace.htm
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Thanks, Sarah! This is just the information I needed.
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One More Thing
All those tips are good for high altitude, but beware sometimes you will react to the altitude differently. I used to ride in the San francisco bay area and would go to high altitude for races/rides a fair amount (Death Ride is one of them). Most of the time, I was fine; but one time I had altitude sickness when I went to do a mountain bike race (nausea, headache, general malaise) so just be careful if you start to feel bad when you get there. Rest and drink lots of water.
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