Dolphins Flying Into Denver Saturday

[smokin ricky]

Good thing we don't have any Ryan Clark's on our team but is anyone a little concerned about the time it will take to adjust to the altitude?

 

[Ruckus45]

They would have to have flown in days ago to start the adjustment.

Luckily very hot air has about the same oxygen content as cold high altitude air per volume. It'll suck, but not as bad if they were from, let's say, Carolina.

 

[Daytona Fin]

I don't mind it. Less time for the players to wander the streets of Denver and get lost from their focus. :rob19:

 

[Fins1971]

I don't mind it. Less time for the players to wander the streets of Denver and get lost from their focus. :rob19:

good point.

After Buffalo win emphasis was on resting and staying out of trouble over a free weekend.
Nobody got arrested so that is good. But now we are going to the land of legal weed.

Now if they win they should probably stick around for a day to reward the players.

 

[datruth55]

Good thing we don't have any Ryan Clark's on our team but is anyone a little concerned about the time it will take to adjust to the altitude?

I think someone said it takes about 3 days to get acclimated to the altitude. Saturday is the normal travel day for Sunday games anyway.

 

[teemu7]

I think someone said it takes about 3 days to get acclimated to the altitude. Saturday is the normal travel day for Sunday games anyway.

it actually, blood cell wise, takes about a month to normalize. Just keep the boys hydrated, its all about hydration when you land here in the short term.

 

[Zounds]

I was in Denver in August. At the stadium/city level I didnt notice any difference, which at about 5000 feet. When you start getting into the mountains though at 8000 ft, you will be gassed walking from couch the the fridge to get a beer. And then that beer will feel like 2 beers.

 

[flynryan15]

It really isn't feasable to get them out there and get them acclimated to the altitude, realistically they would have to leave tonight or tomorrow morning at the latest. That just cost to much prep time, and rehabilitation time for the walking wounded.

 

[TheWalrus]

I was in Denver in August. At the stadium/city level I didnt notice any difference, which at about 5000 feet. When you start getting into the mountains though at 8000 ft, you will be gassed walking from couch the the fridge to get a beer. And then that beer will feel like 2 beers.

I've never been in Denver but I've been at altitude and I didn't really start to notice a big change until about 10,000 feet. I remember going to Cusco (11,000+ feet up in the mountains of Peru) and being absolutely gassed. You actually wake up in the middle of the night short of breath. Terrible. And I wasn't exactly running sprints, either.

All the same these are elite athletes, and historically it hasn't been that big of a deal. The Dolphins have won three of their last four games in Denver.

 

[Zounds]

I've never been in Denver but I've been at altitude and I didn't really start to notice a big change until about 10,000 feet. I remember going to Cusco (11,000+ feet up in the mountains of Peru) and being absolutely gassed. You actually wake up in the middle of the night short of breath. Terrible. And I wasn't exactly running sprints, either.

All the same these are elite athletes, and historically it hasn't been that big of a deal. The Dolphins have won three of their last four games in Denver.

I know people in Colorado and they say altitude isn't an issue until about 7K feet (stadium is at 5K feet), and I tend to believe them.

Ive been active at 8K feet and that was tough....11k ft would be crippling.

 

[teemu7]

I live in Denver and altitude is most certainly an issue for flat landers when they come here. I often host clients who spent the entire time pounding water and eating ibuprofen!

They are bankers however and not pro athletes..but you can absolutely feel the altitude @ 5,280 ft up

 

[retarmyfinfan]

Good thing we don't have any Ryan Clark's on our team but is anyone a little concerned about the time it will take to adjust to the altitude?

Takes 30 days or more. But they are in good physical shape so they should be OK at a little over 5000ft. They will get gasses faster but should be able to recover between plays. If they were long distance runners I would be concerned.

 

[Austin Tatious]

All this scientific talk reminds me of something I heard that's scientific and OT. For you physics guys, in the movie Interstellar (haven't seen it), there is a claim that as the lead character travels in space, time on earth moves faster than the time he is exposed to in space. So, when he comes back to earth from his space travels, time won't be as impacted as much for him, but when he returns, his 10 year old daughter will be middle aged.

Is this scientifically valid, and what is the principle? Is it something about gravity?

 

[phins_4_ever]

I don't care when they get there. I am concerned about someone going to a movie theater, confused by the time change and missing meetings.

 

[Zounds]

All this scientific talk reminds me of something I heard that's scientific and OT. For you physics guys, in the movie Interstellar (haven't seen it), there is a claim that as the lead character travels in space, time on earth moves faster than the time he is exposed to in space. So, when he comes back to earth from his space travels, time won't be as impacted as much for him, but when he returns, his 10 year old daughter will be middle aged.

Is this scientifically valid, and what is the principle? Is it something about gravity?

Yes it is scientifically valid. Its general relativity.

The closer you are to the center of the earth the slower time goes. Time dilation happens when closer to greater mass, such as a black hole in Interstellar (go see it at an IMAX).