I started swimming again in June after a...um...20-year layoff. I realize that I should expect a pretty big difference between workout times long ago and now, but wondered if I can attribute any of this differenct to the fact that I'm training at 5800 feet. In my USA swimming days, I was at sea level. Does anyone know how to calculate this effect or am I just grasping at straws?
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Thats real plus that you get to train at altitude. Most of us don't have that luxury or access. I've been to altitude 3 times (Colorado Springs and SLC twice) to train in high school. Everytime I came back down I did personal bests by quite a bit. These were 2 week training sessions. I think you'll see a nice improvement when you come down.
You can't really calculate anything now as you have to many variables to make comparison. You'll need to train, do a meet at altitude (or establish some base times) then do a meet at sea level. What I'm getting at is you need to establish "new" baselines", not use now against what you "used" to do.
Thats real plus that you get to train at altitude. Most of us don't have that luxury or access. I've been to altitude 3 times (Colorado Springs and SLC twice) to train in high school. Everytime I came back down I did personal bests by quite a bit. These were 2 week training sessions. I think you'll see a nice improvement when you come down.
You can't really calculate anything now as you have to many variables to make comparison. You'll need to train, do a meet at altitude (or establish some base times) then do a meet at sea level. What I'm getting at is you need to establish "new" baselines", not use now against what you "used" to do.
