But back to my moment. It was a lovely picnic in Audubon park with my hubby. We had tortellini salad, satsumas, and toffee, and we played football until it started to rain. Perfect Saturday afternoon!
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Next Sunday is a marathon, and this time I am tapering - also known as pulling out all the stops on lazy. Really, I am just being a sloth. During the last week I start to question everything: What should I be eating? Is it going to be shorts weather? What should my goal time be? (Seriously, I change this a hundred times, landing on a number seconds before the gun. I am nuts.) Is it ok to do speedwork this week? Should I pop this blister on my foot, or leave it?
And then stupid stuff always happens when I taper. Always! Last year I had to work a 9-hour day the day before the RnR Mardi Gras marathon, and one of my techs was an hour late. Then we were insanely busy and I didn't get to eat or even drink water all day!
This week it's starting already. I have not gotten over my Christmas cold yet - it keeps lingering - and today the sore throat returned!*
Does taper drive you crazy? What the worst thing that's happened to you before a race? (As for right before a race, nothing beats this marathon!).
Do your siblings also drive you crazy?
*What? You think it's related to the Saints game? Nonsense. I shouted quietly.
I don't really bother with a taper.
ReplyDeleteMy parents used to smoke ages ago, and I would go to where they 'hid' them, break them in half, and put the carton back :) I would also leave matches in a cup of water so they couldn't use them, or find lighters and dispose of them when I knew I was leaving the house.
ReplyDeleteI tapered for about a week or so before the Rehoboth marathon, which seems to work out just great. If I had tapered for too much longer than that, I would have gone crazy. I did lots of research on tapers and everyone said something different about it.
ReplyDeleteBut basically I just see it as a great excuse to be lazy!
That sounds like a lovely afternoon!
ReplyDeleteI had taper crazies big time after my first marathon training cycle. Was tired, starving, getting twinges all over.
Can't believe you're doing ANOTHER marathon this weekend. Whoa!
lol on that pic!
ReplyDeleteAnd the Saints seemed fine by me to run the ball on Saturday, the Lions were just getting rocked by the run! I can't wait for Saturday, Saints vs 49ers! Saints offense vs 49ers defense! It will be hard to stop the Saints, but right now I'm saying 23-20 49ers, haha Hope its a good game!
Can't believe you are running another marathon, have fun!
i do not like tapering at all. drives me crazy.
ReplyDeleteI do taper, but now, I taper less than I did in the past. Everyone is a little different, but I can't do the 3 wk taper thing without "losing my edge" Good Luck! Anxious to read your race report. I will be in Houston with friends, watching the Olympic trials.
ReplyDeleteI HATE taper but I do it anyways. I even just wrote a blog post about taper madness. :)
ReplyDeleteI tapered but didn't like it. I always felt like I should be doing SOMETHING! You should be an expert by now! Do you always taper?
ReplyDeleteTapering sounds like a great excuse to be lazy...and it sounds like you need some downtime, too!
ReplyDeleteI would totally do the same to my brother. I mean, what's a little public humiliation compared to cancer? :)