Week 6 - Down on Vert

Running:  Year to Date

Distance:  520.2 kms in 6 weeks at ave  86.7 kms ( up from 85.7 kms in week 5 )

Last week:  91.75 kms

Altitude:  16,466 metres in 6 weeks at ave  2,744 metres ( down from 2,913 metres in week 5 )

Last week: 1,901 metres

Dropped down in vert this week as there was next to nothing over the weekend due to a flat run on Seven Mile Beach near Hobart airport.

The trails were all sandy through a pine tree lined nature park on one side of the peninsular with open beach on the other. But, as there was a high tide during our run, we had to go up the dunes to not get wet feet. Wet sandy filled shoes are no fun.This run was 2 laps of an 18 km circuit, had a vague plan at the start of doing 3 laps, but on the unforgiving soft sandy track, 2 was enough.

Wonderful scenery helped with the tough going.

Otherwise, the rest of the week was fairly normal. A chance to give the hills a miss, even though I still finished with 1,900 metres of vert.