[oldalum]

In HS, she still had to run up and down the court and I doubt if she ran slower than she does now. Altitude will have no significant effect on her.

In HS she lived and practiced at altitude. In college she hasn't, and her body's physiological adaptations to altitude are long gone. Going up to Boulder a day before the game will have only a minor benefit for us. The right shift of the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve effected at altitude by the body's increase in 2,3 DPG occurs over days. Just ask Tessier-Levigne about his aerobic capacity on his ski trips on the first day versus several days later.  :)

Bottom line: the altitude will affect everyone on our team who plays, I'll bett you.

[oldalum]

In HS, she still had to run up and down the court and I doubt if she ran slower than she does now. Altitude will have no significant effect on her.

In HS she lived and practiced at altitude. In college she hasn't, and her body's physiological adaptations to altitude are long gone. Going up to Boulder a day before the game will have only a minor benefit for us. The right shift of the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve effected at altitude by the body's increase in 2,3 DPG occurs over days. Just ask Tessier-Levigne about his aerobic capacity on his ski trips on the first day versus several days later.  :)

Bottom line: the altitude will affect everyone on our team who plays, I'll bett you.