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A retirement present, perhaps.

2015

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With sunny miles in my legs and sunny smiles all over my face, I headed to Park City, Utah, for some altitude training as a new man.

Altitude training has proved itself to be a massive benefit for me over the last few years, but 2015 was when it took off. Patxi convinced me of its powers, and he has proved bang on. Plus, I get to hang out in places like Utah, Colorado, and the Sierra Nevada in Spain.

The trick to understanding altitude training and how it can help is to slightly tweak the title. It’s not really altitude training; it’s living at altitude while training. Hanging out and, most importantly, sleeping where the air is thin means you’re using less fuel (oxygen) to carry the load. On the one hand, you’re working your body harder to get through whatever you’re asking it to do, but you’re also teaching it to run more efficiently and make the most of the resources it has available. It’s teaching your engine to run leaner. You need to beware of overtraining, though. If you tip over the edge, it takes a long time to climb out of the drop on the other side. Altitude training with Patxi is safest for me because he is so knowledgeable and understands it better than most, but he also trusts me to tell him when I’ve had enough.