This morning couldn't come fast enough. Since I wasn't supposed to run yesterday, it's all I could think about doing. It was such a release to get going today. I enjoyed all of it!
Tempo run 5 miles total. 3 miles tempo in between warm ups & cool downs.
start 48o end 46o 86% humidity. Beautiful, clear skies again. I took my headlamp & hat off at the end so I could enjoy the night/early morning sky.
I did my tempos a little faster than they'd suggested, but I think it's okay, because on average, I'm always running faster than their suggested pace. I wasn't ever really pushing hard, I was just running faster..if that makes sense.
paces were: 9:55, 8:30, 8:10, 7:55, 9:15 (I'm rounding.... I can't remember exactly what they were, but I know they're about this pace). I walked .5 mile home to finish the loop. Any other day I would have run, but I'm really wanting to do this taper thing right.
I didn't get my physical therapy done this morning, it'll have to wait till tonight. I guess I'm skipping bleachers after school today. It's going to be beautiful, but I know I need to rest, and I want to get dinner ready early so I can make it to the big craft show in town. It runs today-Sunday, so this will be my only day to make it.
I'm excited to go to the craft fair because I saw they've got a crickle booth. I've wanted to try it ever since I saw it on Food Network. YUM! And speaking of food, I bought a giant sized bag of chocolate puffs with marshmallows for breakfast next week. No oatmeal for me. I've been eating oatmeal 6 days a week since mid-August. I'm ready for the treats!!!
72 hours from now, I'll be running somewhere along the race route!! | 