Preparing for the Avalanche Peak Race

So this weekend is the Avalanche Peak Challenge. A 25km mountain run from Arthurs Pass village that starts with a 1000m or so climb up Avalanche Peak itself. I present below my modified version of the organisers suggested training schedule for such a race.

OK, so that is a bit of an exaggeration - it's not like I’ve been doing no exercise at all, but I definitely missed out on the hill runs that I was doing last year. No Rapaki Track in the Port Hills for me this time. Hopefully the longer tramps that we have been doing recently will help with the endurance a bit. We shall see on Saturday.