Originally Posted by
Hank
For what it's worth, and I'm sure others will have their own opinions, I don't think 10,000ft a week is the be all and end all of BG training. It's a great goal and can only be beneficial, but I wouldn't worry too much about religiously hitting that target every week.
If you're able to have a solid 12-16 weeks training (off a good base) prior to your taper, I reckon hitting 10,000ft something like two of every three weeks is fine, so long as your big weeks have big days. Cumulative stuff like dog walks are all good, but I believe it's the big days* that really set you up for the round.
*If you get in a good few days of 4 miles and 1200ft of ascent and descent every hour for 6,7,8+ hours, you'll be in good shape.