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Re:Is a 'slow' swimming pool impeding world records? by Loughla on Wednesday July 31, 2024 @09:35PM (#41125393)
That's actually super cool. I ran cross country through high school and one year of college. I was fast. Very, very fast in Ohio.

We traveled to Colorado for an invitational.

I was so slow and so tired. 18 year old me didn't realize that air changes. Idiot.

I also realized that if those guys ever came to the Midwest, they would absolutely dominate.

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Re:Is a 'slow' swimming pool impeding world records? by michaelrpeskin on Thursday August 01, 2024 @09:59AM (#41129125)
Yeah. I’m an aged mountain biker. Very mediocre. But when I travel to low altitude, I feel like Superman when I ride.

I live at 5000 ft now, but in my 30s I lived and slept at 9000 but did all my rides near 5000. That was an amazing time for my fitness. I could go hard at “low” altitude but recover at high which is what my body adapted for.

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