As a part of my 2021 professional training plan to qualify for Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, I am traveling with my Guide, Mohammad Abutouq, to a running camp in Erzurum, Turkey which is situated 1,900 meters.
Such a place with high elevation with the low amount of oxygen in the air usually is utilized to improve athletes of their endurance.
High altitude training can potentially improve the endurance during intense exercises. Studies have shown that such training may increase the aerobic capacity, lactic acid tolerance, and oxygen flow to the muscles.