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It is amazing how much of a difference altitude made. We need to hold an Olympics in Lhasa.
by danieltillett 10y ago
It is amazing how much of a difference altitude made. We need to hold an Olympics in Lhasa.
- ghaff 10y agoI had wondered if that might be the reason. I looked around and didn't see any explanations but that's logical given that nothing was appreciably above sea level following Mexico City.
- lordnacho 10y agoThat might work for the 100m sprint, but I suspect everything else would be quite challenging. I walked around Cuzco (~3200m) and I felt very slightly out of breath. Any jogging would have me panting quite fast. It's high enough that drinks bottles that I'd bought in Cuzco would slightly collapse when I came down to the coast at Lima.
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- arethuza 10y agoI remember skiing at about 3600m and checking the air pressure on my watch and being genuinely surprised to see it was 60% of sea level - no wonder it was noticeable. Particularly if you get a lift that goes pretty much from 1600m to 3200m! I've noticed that about 3000m seems to be the point where I really notice the effect of altitude.
- danieltillett 10y agoYes it would only work for certain events - I would imagine the marathon might be one of the slowest ever. Still it would be an interesting to study how much of an effect it would have.