Category Archives: Taper
Taper week one: will I find speed?
This taper week is amusing. I got an email stating… “This week is a little different” When I looked at it, I had the usual reaction to taper. A little bit of GLEE, and a bit of confusion…thinking, Gee, why is this so little, does he not think I can do it? I realized it’s …
The rest of Peak Week.
So the rest of peak week was “exciting” Holy Heck. It was SO HARD. Thursday I had on the docket 10 by 800 repeats. So I put on my game face and went for it. Apparently I really LIKE 800 reps. By the time I got to the end of the workout, I had run …
And the training continues.
So, I did not do yesterday’s track workout. I feel entirely LAZY. That workout is one of the hardest ones I do weekly, and I usually am still tired from it the next day. So today…not so tired. But my legs have started to get that bad knotty feeling. Yesterday I pool jogged the speed …
Bob the Builder.
This was a tough week. Well, that would be the goal. In addition to this goal, is a big lesson…. Trusting in the unseen. Heb 11:1 Now faith means that we are confident of what we hope for, convinced of what we do not see. This is something that I rather struggle with. I’ve had …
BEST RACE EVER
Oh Wow. Bryce Canyon Half Marathon! This race was kind of thrown on at the end of this training cycle. I registered in December, because it was only 35.00. I corralled a long time running friend Jim into registering as well. Jim lives in the same state as the race, and had run it before …
This week in training….
Wow what a week. I still have a strange little workout… “Run the 5K course, rest 2 minutes and run 2 miles steady” Not sure if that is Run the 5K course fast, or what…but I’m confident I can do it. Yeah, I could email for clarification, but to be honest, it’s so hot here …
Well the ticker is tickering…
7 days until the Bayshore Marathon. Am I excited? Well yeah. I started what can only be called “extreme tapering” this week. It feels great, which is not exactly how I have felt on a taper before. Usually I feel kind of anxious, and sort of antsy. This week, so far I feel …
Marathon Training Day 78
It is a Taper week. I had quite the day because I had to go to the Dentist. My Dentist is assigned to me by the company. I have to admit, I was as usual, disappointed in the fakeness of the Dentist. They tend not to tell the truth. He attempted to slide by the …
Marathon training Day 75. The worst Long run ever
I have to admit, this was not the worst long run ever. I’ve had worse 20 milers. This one was special though. I had to take a day off work this week to make up for my Sunday at work. So I took Friday. Whoo Hoo 3 day weekend. And I decided to knock the …
