Here I am in the midst of taper madness for the Outer Banks Marathon. The taper: you know, that magical place when you sit back and enjoy all this extra free time and relish in all your hard work over the past 18 weeks... Wait, what? It doesn't feel magical to me! In fact, I'd say the taper kind of sucks. Why does the taper suck? You start second guessing all of your Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: Tips for the Taper and Supporting My Favorite Runner
I survived my peak week of training for the Flying Pig Marathon. Now it's taper time! Basically, the idea is that I have done 16 hard weeks of training, and for the next three weeks, I will maintain that fitness, but let my legs recover and rebuild to feel strong on race day. Lots of people freak out a little bit in the taper, but I am trying to remember that now is the time to trust my Continue Reading