This morning was my last real workout before Boston. I was calling it the “dress rehearsal” even though I didn’t go so far as to wear the same shoes or clothes that I’ll be wearing on Monday. The biggest thing was that I wanted to get in 5 miles at 6:45/mile, a.k.a. marathon [...]
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I may have over-tapered a bit this week. I finished with only 35 miles, making this my lowest mileage week since October. Part of that was intentional but part was just the result of life getting in the way of running. I planned to take Monday and Friday off but run between [...] Considering that I don’t follow any formal training plan, it shouldn’t be a big surprise that I don’t have a scripted out taper plan ready for Albany. Instead, I have the basic tenets of the taper in my head, and am loosely following them while still listening to my body. From both reading literature and [...] Today was my last real workout before the big event. I found the idea of a “dress rehearsal” in a taper guide I’ve been following and really liked the idea. It was a chance to check and make sure that everything was as it should be. For the most part, it is. I [...] This weekend, it hit me: Philly is just around the corner. Bus tickets are bought, the taper has started for real, advanced weather forecasts have started showing up in my browsing history. Today, an email with my bib number (699) arrived. I feel surprisingly calm, surprisingly good. Maybe it’s that the taper hasn’t [...] This morning’s run was the result of a perfect storm, if you will… Even if I wasn’t in the middle of my tapering for the marathon, I would be seriously stressed out right about now. I have a huge project (this financial advisor site I’ve been developing the back-end for over the past [...] |
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