Sunday, 13 September 2009

Tapering off

Surely the best part of any marathon training plan is the 'taper'.

You have an excuse for sitting around, doing very little, and eating quite a lot. After all, it's what the schedule says you should do.

There is nothing like knowing that all the hard work is done. The Sunday afternoons of three and a half hour runs; a severe lack of red wine in my life; and way more laundry than I'm used to.

Just one last long run remains. All 26 miles of it.

6 comments:

Special K said...

good luck! i expect a big long mile by mile post the next day.

big sis said...

run through the wall sister (not the one that's Maggie wanted left up) the lactic acid, ITB, knee agony one. Good luck xxx

Anonymous said...

Go Em! Go Em! Go Em!

Nicki Natter said...

Go Ezi! Have a great run! We are all there with you waiting at the finish line to give you raptuous applause and a ride home for a hot bath!

Anita said...

Hey Emma, good luck - there is nothing in the world like finishing your first marathon! Congrats already for all the training. And remember if it all goes really wrong - it takes just as much guts to pull out of a marathon as it does to finish one, so either way, well done!!

Ma and Pa said...

Go Baby girl go