Match notes are out for Penn State-Wyoming
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At 7100 feet, good test for our guys’ lungs
I think it'll be on Flo.
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Is U of Wyoming really at that altitude? Some guys might actually be affected if that is the case.
Sounds like the guys will need to get 1st-period Falls or TFs.
Bolivia has the ultimate home field advantage. They play Soccer World Cup qualifiers in La Paz at a stadium with 4150 meters of elevation (approximately 13,600 feet).
Let’s just say their home and away records in South America are drastically different
Correction: They will all be affected by it.
Even altitude-adapted people can only produce 90% of the aerobic effort they'd do at sea level at that altitude.
About half way down this page there's a good chart showing what various studies have assessed the impact to be at a range of altitudes.
The Effect of Altitude
Throughout the summer, the western United States plays hosts some of cycling's hardest races and events. The Leadville 100, FireCracker 50, Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah, the now-defunct USA Pro Challenge, and the newly created Haute Route all come to mind.
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The highest collegiate gym is at Western Colorado University (formerly Western State college) in Gunnison, CO. It sits above 7,700 feet. I wrestled for both University of Wyoming and WSC during my college career. It can be a brutal place to compete if you aren’t prepared. I’m sure PSU will be prepared. In hs I wrestled a few times in Leadville, CO which is over 10,200 and that was hell.
wrestled my entire life and never gassed out once, I used to run up mountains everyday but back in college I visited a friend who went to App state( about half the elevation of western state ) and we had to run from the police,( unlike Brayden we got away ) but I almost passed out and had to use a random persons inhaler and was still light headed and breathing hard for long time after we got away. I couldn’t imagine wrestling a D1 match without acclimating to the elevation first that sounds like a nightmare
When I was a very young kid, we used to spend our summers in Laramie as my dad was doing some grad school courses there. The first year we went out there, he apparently ran up the steps of the administration building and nearly collapsed with dizziness.
Also, another fun fact/connection: the university has a great geology museum, the centerpiece of which is a very large dinosaur skeleton which once graced the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh.
My home is at ~6,200'; different state, but about a handful of hours drive from Laramie, Wyoming. I've lived/trained here for the last 12yrs after living mostly at sea level (southern California, Houston, Mesa). I like to search for BJJ gyms to visit when I travel, we specifically have one that we visit at least twice a year in southern California. When I'm at sea level it feels like I can roll for days.
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no judgement but this has to be illegal, and just a matter of time before it gets shut down, right?
Definitely will be.
Around 10-ish years ago, before Wyoming joined B12, OKST had a road dual there and their guys really suffered. Instead of gassing in the 3rd period, they gassed during weigh-ins.
I'm kidding, somewhat. They did all gas early, even by their hard-cut gassing standard.
Welsh and the twins all have good opponents. This will be an excellent test for them.
Hoping the guys are smart enough to not warm up hard, and Monthley brings oxygen.
Leadville is an awesome place. You had to schlep a long way for those HS meets. More elk and mule deer than people out that way.
I nearly got caught in a thunderstorm while fly fishing outside of Rocky Mountain National Park at 11,000 feet once. When I realized how quickly it was coming, I just started hot-footing it back to our vehicle at the parking area, maybe 1/2-3/4 mile away. The first part of my jog/run was up a fairly steep hill, but then it was on level ground on a well-groomed foot trail. Geez Louise, I thought I was having a heart attack and it didn't initially register why I was suffering so. Admittedly, I was in my mid-late 50s at the time and at least slightly overweight, but those elevations really CAN have a huge effect.
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Wow! I had a very similar experience there except I was 19 and still in good shape after my freshman year in college. A couple of us took a trip to the west in summer of 69 and we visited the park. We were hiking on one of the trails and had sleeping bags but no tent. A thunderstorm came up out of nowhere so I volunteered to run down the trail and try to find some shelter. I probably went at least half a mile or more and found something that would work. Then I had to run back to get my friends. My recollection is that I was OK when I did that. No hanging onto trees and gasping for breath. Nowadays, I don't know if I would even want to hike there.
What state you in? I live in Southern Utah where we’re around 7000 feet in the towns.
I'd pick both to win at Rec Hall, but with the Wyoming guys having a built-in advantage with the training at elevation, maybe a tough sled for both. I agree with you though and I'm taking each of the twins as well, although I really think it's probably a push for both.
In September of this year, I climbed Grays Peak in Colorado, the highest peak on the front range at 14,276. The journey involved 14.18 miles round trip. I didn't feel any effects of altitude sickness. Perhaps it's all in your head. I'm 71 years old. I doubt that 7,000 feet is going to do much, if anything.
I know we don't see it in match notes, but I have a feeling we see Desmond at 141 this weekend, or maybe the collegiate duals
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The effects of increasing altitude on the human body are objective fact. Air pressure drops progressively with increased elevation, resulting in less oxygen per breath, requiring increases in heart and breathing rates to get enough oxygen. I've hiked my share of 14kers and have stood atop most prominent peaks in my state and I've never experienced altitude sickness either, but that's different (although related) to how increased altitude makes (physical and mental) work more difficult, especially without time for acclimatization.
It was mentioned over the weekend a few of the guys looked like they may have been trained right through Sunday's competition. Makes me wonder if the guys were run ragged last week knowing the plan this week would be way more rest.