Taper time! After completing 15 marathons, I've become pretty good at tapering. Things I know I need to do (or not do) during taper: Get lots of rest. Not second guess my training. It's done. It can't be changed. So there is absolutely NO benefit to second guessing whether I should have added another run …
Tag: Taper
Taper = Training
Taper is hard work. It's HARD to relax, sleep in on a Saturday and only run for 90 minutes. Seriously. I feel more at ease when I'm going, going, going. When I'm sitting around - relaxing - I feel guilty and lazy. Call me Type A. So this past week - when my total mileage …
Tick Tock, Tick Tock
Today was a very productive day at work. I spent the entire day finalizing my Chicago Marathon packing list and fantasizing about crossing the finish line with a big fat PR doing lots of important lawyer stuff. Anyone else find it impossible to concentrate during the final days of taper?!? Tick tock, tick tock. Only 1 …
Chicago Marathon Training, Week #14 recap
Chicago Marathon Training, Week 14 recap Miles run: 44.5 Pilates: 3 times Core: 3 times The details: M: 7 miles (8:03 w/ 4 miles faster 7:46, 7:33, 7:24, 7:19) T: 8 miles (8:42) W: rest Th: 8 miles (w/ 10 x 400m intervals) F: 5.5 miles (8:42); pilates Sa: 16 miles (8:18) Su: pilates 13 …
Taper Time!
I'm trying to look at taper differently this time around. Instead of being irritated that I have to take days off of running, I'm trying to think of my days off as training. Because, really, the taper is so important - to allow the body to recover from all the hard training and to ready …
Random Thursday Thoughts
Random Thursday Thoughts: The taper crazies have set in. I feel like a slug with so much resting and inactivity. I can't wait for Sunday so I can run 26.2 miles! I had some really good advice for a friend earlier this week. Then last night it occurred to me that I need to …
