Just did the Austin Rattler 100 on Saturday and got qualified to Leadville. It will be my first time there and I want to start planning the trip. Flights and Hotels mainly for now. I have done 80Km rides starting at 6K ft going up to 10k ft. On those rides we arrived the day before and felt ok with the altitude. I live in Monterrey, Mexico at 1,700ft over seal level.
I have a full time office job so ideally I would like to fly to Leadville on Thursday of race week....packet pickup and preparations on Friday and race on Saturday. I've read suggestions on either arriving 1 week before the race to adjust to altitude or the afternoon before the race (which sounds risky to me in case something goes wrong with flights or any last minute bike issues).
Anyone out there that lives in similar altitude than me and has done an altitude event like Leadville arriving 2-3 days prior to the race?...felt ok?
Any other recommendations are welcomed. Thanks
I have a full time office job so ideally I would like to fly to Leadville on Thursday of race week....packet pickup and preparations on Friday and race on Saturday. I've read suggestions on either arriving 1 week before the race to adjust to altitude or the afternoon before the race (which sounds risky to me in case something goes wrong with flights or any last minute bike issues).
Anyone out there that lives in similar altitude than me and has done an altitude event like Leadville arriving 2-3 days prior to the race?...felt ok?
Any other recommendations are welcomed. Thanks