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Taper Time!


Sedona or St. George?

Did I say I was looking forward to this taper?
I should've known myself better than that...
It has now been 6 days and...
I have had it.
I am done with this taper.

Bring on the race!!!

Ok. I can really wait another 4 days to race my guts out
and my body needs a little more time to fully recover
but I just am not a fan of tapering.
It makes me (feel) fat and lazy.
It seems impossible for me to eat like a normal person.
I like to train lots and eat lots!
If I don't, I get grumpy.

Liza, my favorite lanemate, said to me in the pool today:
"I thought you were..."
Me:
"Tapering?"
Liza (serious):
"Tapering. That's the word.
I always wanna call it dwindling."
Me (busting up):
"I hope I am not dwindling anytime soon."
That girl* cracks me up.

(*The girl is in her late 50's, a local artist,
great swimmer, and has an amazing body.)

Sedona Pool

Saturday was actually a beautiful taper day.

Sleep in until 6 am.
Pack up and head down to Sedona.
Nice 30 mile ride in Dry Canyon
plus 30 min transition run in the heat.

Coach M:
This should feel refreshing!
Me:
This did not feel refreshing.
But I am getting there.

A good amount of time for Karl and the boys
to hike, visit the skate park, and play at the pool.
Nothing like a cool recovery swim after a hot run!
That did, indeed, feel refreshing!


Then it was time to head back north for Karl's race.
He wanted to measure himself against the college runners*
in the George Kyte Invitational 8k at Buffalo Park.


I am proud to report that he kicked butt!
I was surprised to see him leave 3/4 of the field in the dust!
He finished 19th (out of 78) in a time of 28:09.
That is a 5:40 pace.
He is my man!

What was left of the day we spent
ice bathing, eating, relaxing, and playing at home.
My kind of day!

Happy training/tapering/recovering!
Whichever one you are up to right now!



Comments

Marci L. said…
Its so great to read about your training & racing! And Karl's too! Hope your race is AWESOME!!
September 07, 2011
elenajube said…
Can't wait to watch your race!
September 08, 2011
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