Finally! \u00a0The time has arrived and I am ready. \u00a0More than ready, actually. \u00a0It is time to taper.<\/p>\n
In reality, this should have been my first week of taper but, if you recall, my long run got pushed back to this week instead of last week. \u00a0I did get my long run in. \u00a0Whew! \u00a0It wasn’t as long as planned, but it is long enough. \u00a0Why? \u00a0Well, funny story, really.<\/p>\n
I had a water stop on my front porch. \u00a0I could come into the house if I wanted, but if I go into the house, the AC makes going back into the heat and humidity pretty awful. \u00a0I elect to stay outdoors for the duration of my running.<\/p>\n
I needed a new sock. \u00a0I was developing a ugly blister on one of my toes, so as I got close to the house, I decided to stop off and grab a fresh sock. \u00a0As soon as I opened the door, my Garmin started downloading! \u00a0I have more problems with Garmin Connect! \u00a0Usually, it won’t download at all and now today, as soon as I step foot into the house, it starts to download!?! \u00a0Very strange. \u00a0But seeing as I had run quite a ways and my Garmin was doing its thing, I decided that I had gone far enough.<\/p>\n
So, now it is time to taper. \u00a0Race day is 16 days off. \u00a0I began training for this race the beginning of March. \u00a0That seems like such a long time ago!!!<\/p>\n
This has probably been one of the most difficult races I have even trained for. \u00a0I have never been so weary in all my life. \u00a0Sometimes just walking from one room to the next is almost more than I can do but I put on my running clothes and pound out 10-15 miles. \u00a0The thought of running just 5-8 milers is very, very appealing right now!<\/p>\n
I realize that in about 4-5 days I will be going bonkers from not doing much running. \u00a0Then y’all will get to listen to me grumble about that! \u00a0HA! \u00a0Just a heads up on that!!! \u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
I think I will spend the first couple of days of my taper sleeping. \u00a0Doesn’t that sound wonderful!?! \u00a0If I can muffle Peter, my Rooster, so he doesn’t wake me up at 4:00 am, I might be able to sleep in until 6:00 am! \u00a0No more having to get up uber early so I can fit in all my miles! \u00a0Cool Beans on that!<\/p>\n
So, the next couple of weeks, I will have the life of Riley. \u00a0Low miles. \u00a0I might actually get caught up on my housework! \u00a0MFH (My Favorite Husband) would like that, I’m sure.<\/p>\n
After that…race day. \u00a0I know I won’t get ANY sleep the night before the race. \u00a0I never do. \u00a0The race will take me around 8 hours to run. \u00a0I’m slow. \u00a0BUT tenacious! \u00a0Then, I will stagger back to the car for the drive home. \u00a0The next week will be recovery then BAM! \u00a0I will hop right into the middle of training for the Chicago Marathon. \u00a0That race is in October.<\/p>\n
16 days….It’s getting close! \u00a0Ready or not, here I come!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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