Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Taper Time...Not as easy as it looks

For the past week+, I basically have been tapering my workouts.  When I first heard of the IM Taper, I thought it was going to be a lot of massages, yoga classes and basically chilling...After all, the work was done and the hay was in the barn, right?  

Not so much...

The past ten days have not been anywhere near the intensity that I was used to over the past 40+-weeks, I will give you that.  The workouts have been shorter indeed, but will of bursts (especially during run workouts).  What has been most interesting is how antsy I am feeling.  My body is used to (and I dare say is craving)  longer workouts. I am not used to only swimming 2,400 yards at a time, or only biking 24-miles (in Central Park).  

Unfortunately all of my "free" time has allowed me to think more.  Think about the next five days...to have some second thoughts.  Am I prepared?  Did I train enough?  What will the day really be like?  The curse of the Taper...the time to think and doubt.  

Nope, I will not allow the Taper to win, just like I did not let the cruel, cold winter of 2012/13 win.  

I am ready...I am prepared...I trust my training.

Almost game time...




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