Another running question
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Another running question
There's probably a forum for this, but for right now, I'll post here. It's my last one!!
Any how, I just got a call from a place in New Mexico for a job. I have to take a physical test consisting of, amongst other things, a 1.5 mile run in under 7 min. I wouldnt normaly consider this much of a problem, but the altitude there is 5k feet higher than where I am.
What problems will this present to me?
Anyone know how fast I should be able to run the distance at sea level to be able to pass this at 5k feet?
I wont be able to go there and spend weeks getting used to the slightly thinner air, so that's not much of an option.
-Gettin worried.
Any how, I just got a call from a place in New Mexico for a job. I have to take a physical test consisting of, amongst other things, a 1.5 mile run in under 7 min. I wouldnt normaly consider this much of a problem, but the altitude there is 5k feet higher than where I am.
What problems will this present to me?
Anyone know how fast I should be able to run the distance at sea level to be able to pass this at 5k feet?
I wont be able to go there and spend weeks getting used to the slightly thinner air, so that's not much of an option.
-Gettin worried.
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Five thousand feet is quite an altitude difference for your lungs to get used to. The main problem you will notice is that it will feel like you just can't breath in enough oxygen...which is the case. What you might try doing is some lung capacity excercises. I don't know if there is such a thing, but if there is...I'd work on it. I used to spend a couple of months at my grandparent's house in Colorado at 7k altitude and run my heart out. Then when I'd come back home for school and the Cross Country season (at 3k altitude), I'd be smokin' everyone for a while.
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7 min..that's my mistake. I think I was on crack when I was typing..or just not paying attention. Happens when I'm at work, I guess. It's about 7K feet at the city, and it's 12 min.
7 min...harrumph, I'm not training for olympics.
It's a peace officer position I'm trying for. It's gonna be my ticket outta California!
7 min...harrumph, I'm not training for olympics.
It's a peace officer position I'm trying for. It's gonna be my ticket outta California!
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I think that if you can run that mile and a half in under 12 minutes now (shouldn't be too hard... you can walk a mile in less than 12 minutes) and have at least a day to try to get used to the altitude, you should be fine. The heat got me when I was in AZ... I guess it was a bit higher there since we were pretty close to the mountains. I'd walk outside and it felt like I was being stepped on. So I'd walk back into the AC and sleep. 
Hopefully New Mexico is much cooler than it was a month ago!!
If you have some spare time to check out a website, www.runnersworld.com is great. I used to get the magazine when I was in high school and it's still full of some great advice and training plans. They'll likely have an article about running at an altitude (I remember reading one back in the day...) plus all kinds of interesting stuff beyond that. Good luck!
Hopefully New Mexico is much cooler than it was a month ago!!If you have some spare time to check out a website, www.runnersworld.com is great. I used to get the magazine when I was in high school and it's still full of some great advice and training plans. They'll likely have an article about running at an altitude (I remember reading one back in the day...) plus all kinds of interesting stuff beyond that. Good luck!
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It's a peace officer position I'm trying for. It's gonna be my ticket outta California!
It's a peace officer position I'm trying for. It's gonna be my ticket outta California!
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