So who do I side with? Good question, but because my head is right in the middle, I, too, make a compromise. I run a nice 3-mile run up the steepest slope and roughest terrain I know. Isn't that nice.
Here's to tapering!
3 years ago
Thursday, October 23, 2008
To taper or not to taper. That is the question.
Let's talk taper. What does it mean? According to my trusty dictionary widget it means a slender candle. Hmmm... OK, it also means a gradual narrowing. That's better. I'm on my tapering week here before The Big Day and I'm feeling weird. I have Mephistopheles on my shoulder screaming at me to go enjoy the beautiful weather on a nice brisk hour-long run. Then I also have this sweet, tender angel on the other side telling me to take it easy - you don't want to literally die on the D.C. asphalt on Sunday.
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In Macbeth, Lady Macbeth carries a taper with her when she sleepwalks. She is slowly losing her mind. Then she dies (it is assumed by suicide). I feel like there are some symbolic connections here we can learn from...
Good luck on Sunday!!!
I love tapering. Sometimes I feel like I train hard just to taper the few weeks before. It's nice to not have to feel guilty about not pushing it knowing it's actually GOOD for your body before a race!
Hey Paige. I guess you did your marathon yesterday. I hope you survived. My parents are training for one in December and I hope they don't die with the crazy training! I hope you rocked!
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