I have been tapering for a week and a half and now am in the final countdown to Sunday's marathon ... just 6 days away. Tapering has been more difficult than I thought it would be, I am running such short distances and yet still trying to run at a slow steady marathon pace - I want to go 18 miles and ensure I am ready but my coach is telling me reign it in and follow his plan so I am.
This week I did a few short runs and had 2 pool sessions, I got on the bike and did a Spinervals session and did some light weight work. Today I ran on the treadmill for my weekly interval session and really sucked it up. I could not make the times on the 10% incline and had to bail out at 1:15 when I was slated to go 2:00 at that incline (speed was at 7) ... depressing and I started to beat myself up about it but got over it when I said to myself - you have never done that before and you made it over a minute - next time it still might not be 2 minutes but you will go longer - hells yeah!
I need to go long on Sunday and right now it looks like hell in Hyannis - hope the snow melts (there are still FEET of snow on the cape) ... right now weather is saying low 30's and either rain or snow with 7mph winds - that is a GOOD day for the cape - I am hoping for snow (that doesn't stick) ... oh by what have I gotten myself into.
My name is Paul - I am a Clydesdale Triathlete from New York competing in my third season (2013). 2012 was a mess of injuries and disappointments but this is a new year with new goals. A few short years ago I weighed 308 pounds. Changes in nutrition and exercise helped with weight loss and competition keeps me focused on getting lighter and perhaps someday not being The Heavy Racer.
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