Week 15 - Chasing Vert

Running:  Year to date

Distance:  1,104.95 kms in 15 weeks at ave  73.6 kms ( down from 74.2 kms in week 14)

Last week: 66.5 kms

Altitude:  36,846 metres in 15 weeks at ave  2,456 metres ( down from 2,458 metres in week 14)

Last week:  2,434 metres

Following Neverest completion last weekend plus the other hilly races recently, it was time to get some recovery done.
A couple of rest days helped. Last Sunday it rained all day, so a good excuse to do nothing. Then on Tuesday, another wet day allowed a trip to far southern Tasmania to check out parts of the course for the upcoming Compass Club south marathon.
We drove down to Cockle Creek, had a chat to the volunteer in the Visitor's Centre & found the start line and generally checked out the track conditions. In the wet, dirt road surface was a little slippery, some pot holes but should be great in the dry.
The week's total near average given 5 running days. Happy to consolidate on my current level of fitness until the marathon in early May. Not going to ramp up or taper much, after all it's only 42 kms on a basically flat course with a couple of small hills.
The seasons have changed now, the cooler autumn weather means not worrying so much about fluid intake on the long training. However, with next to n o rain during summer, the creeks on the mountains are dry, so refilling on the trail is not possible.
The title to this post. I'm chasing 50,000 metres by end of May ( 5 months). No worries about exceeding this challenge.
Otherwise, all going well. Hope it stays this way.