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Monday, April 9, 2012

Let the Taper Begin

22 miles....done.

I completed my last long run of my Illinois Marathon training plan.  I'm currently on week 19 of a 21 week plan, and honestly, I am ready for it to be over.  The next time I'll have a true long run is Saturday, April 28th - the day of the marathon.

I am lucky that we did not have school today, so did my long run today.  Normally, I would have to do my long run on Saturday or Sunday due to time.  I love long weekends.  Originally, I was going to run my long run on Saturday, but when I started to run, I knew it was not going to happen.  I was not mentally prepared to spend 3+ hours running, nor was I physically prepared.  I didn't eat enough the day before or the morning of my run, nor did I drink enough.  I stopped at 10 and called it a day. 

However, today I woke up in Iowa excited to run my last long run.  There is something special knowing that the tapering is beginning.  On my run, I thought about how many miles I've run in this training plan.  IN the past 9 days, I have run 70 miles.  In my training plan so far, I have run over 730 miles.  I think my legs are ready for a taper. 

Do you normally do your long run on a certain day?  Or, does it depend on your schedule?  I typically do mine on Sunday morning.  But, I did one 20-miler three weeks ago and today's 22-miler both on Monday. 

2 comments:

  1. I usually run long on the weekend, but the day depends on what our family's schedule looks like (and sometimes on the weather too).

    Enjoy your taper!!

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  2. With all my camping I do my long runs whenever I can get them in.

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