Re: First 50 miler advice/high altitudes

[Barbara Madill <madill@teleplex.net>]

On Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 18:06:17 EDT, in response to aburson@webtv.net's
messafe:

<< When going from a low to high altitude to ride, does it help at all to
give Red Cell or some similar concoction? >>

 You wrote :

>Other than being on a general good vitamin supplement, I don't think this
will give you much more advantage.  (Red Cell is a good product, but more
isn't necessarily better.)

How about Vitamin E???  Once I added it to my regimen, I was able to visit
altitude (12,000) without Sirroche (spelling?) -- i.e. altitude sickness.
Haven't tried 14,000!!! Don't EVER want to have altitude sickness again!!

What about horses, though??

Thanks
Barbara