I live at 7000ft in Lake Tahoe and I assumed that the added elevation would be beneficial to training. Im waiting on the heart rate monitor I just purchased to come in a few days, but I can tell even without the gear that its difficult to do big hikes and keep my heart rate down as listed in the book/training programs.
All the hikes in this area start at 6500-7500 and go up to 10k. Scott are you saying its beneficial to go down to 5000 ft to do workouts? I think that’s about where Reno is for elevation which is easily accessible for me. Thanks in advance!