Thursday, May 8, 2008

Taper, Taper, Taper

Thursday got here soon enough, and with it came another 3 mile run as I continue the taper phase. Like I mentioned the other day, a 3 miler these days means that, just as I'm getting warmed up and feeling good, the run is over.

That was about the size of things today.

It was a good day to run, though. Temperature in the low 50s, cloud cover, and rain had gone through the area earlier. I was perfectly dressed in shorts and long-sleeved wicking shirt.

I've been thinking about clothes a lot these days. It's time to worry about the weather conditions that we'll see on marathon day, and what clothes to wear. I'm planning on taking everything with me so I can adjust to the conditions of the day.

And, of course, I'll concentrate on starting slow. Start slow and taper off.

Speaking of tapering, that phase of the training is coming along nicely. I concentrated on going slow the entire three miles today. Almost managed it, too.

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