Send Off

This should be the 2nd week of tapering. How do you taper exactly as a 35mpw person? Last Sunday I did indeed "cut back" to 18 miles and made myself run at a prescribed long run/easy pace, based on my Mp goal pace and I wish that it had felt easier than it did.

I had a few easy runs during the week and one closer to MP with my new son (harhar). The only real quality was 3 x 1 mile at 6:25 with 2 min jog recoveries. Still the same old story. Someone else's legs are under me. I can't wait until next Sunday ends so I can take time off and refocus on general overall strength and form.

I met with 3 of my favorite folks this morning to run the last 13 mile of the cycle. We separated in pairs. My fast friend Karen with my other fast friend Bert and me with the Kid who was banged up from a combination of his marathon 3 weeks ago and his insistence of running an interval workout Wednesday despite my wishes that he not.

I did the 13 with the last 2 under MP and afterward Robin met us for a nice breakfast.

It's 70 degrees and sunny as I sit here 2 hours after our run. Great weather to sit out on the front porch and read the paper. Not so great for a marathon. It looks like our cold front has exited to the rear and I'm looking at another 70+ degree day at Disney to race in.

I'm never one to fret about weather on race day but Dear God I need all the tumblers to click this time around to get anywhere near my goal (which is very modest Dear God).

I'm hoping for a massage in the middle of the week and perhaps a humiliating trip for a pedicure, and a trip to the barber (and it is a barber that I see at this point).

I want to look my best in all of those groovy race photos, right?