I think it's pretty sweet when the stars, moon, planets (and a plethora of other forces that be) all align on race morning.
It had been a four year sabbatical. This was a race that I'd run twice before and I'd had some decent success with my performance. Even though I had a somewhat big half marathon the next day, why not give it a go? Go big or go home, am I right?
So, I went big, and didn't stay home.
With two races on the weekend's roster, this week was all about the taper.
The thing is, it didn't really feel like a taper. Since I was kind of in a holding & coasting pattern (since the cancellation of my September marathon), I haven't really been in a real training mode. I've done some long runs (10/11-miles) in the past couple of months, but no speed-training. The weekly mileage has averaged near the 20-mile mark. And there have been a few weeks with minimal mileage (and lots of biking) while I worked my way through some weird aches and (mild) pains.
Still, as we all know, a busy race weekend benefits from a not-too-strenuous week prior...
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Well, it's not just the marathon, but ALL of the events affiliated with race weekend.
Even though race weekend is six months out (October 16th -17th), I'm already feeling pretty giddy. There are many reasons why I'm totally pumped for this weekend. Care to hear a few? How about five?
