Preparing for Altitude

Preparing for AltitudeHello Everyone, In about a month I am going on vacation to a high altitude area (9,000ft or 3,000m). This creates a problem as I live at maybe 100-500ft (30-150m) of altitude. Aside from going to the highest place near me and training there on the weekends, how would I prepare for this in a normal situation? For my situation, it is our busy season at work and I am working 65-70 hours a week. I leave for vacation after busy season ends. Currently, I try to mountain bike on the weekends about 8 miles on my normal route. I was thinking of starting to ride my bike to work (3 miles/5km each way). I am not a huge fan of running, but if that is what it takes to not be crippled at that altitude, I can. Any advice for what I can do to prepare? Upon arrival, I will have a day to adjust to the altitude before all the sightseeing happens. Any advice on how to spend that first day to adjust to the altitude? submitted by /u/Reddragonsky [link] [comments]

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