Tapering 

Tapering for a race without a time goal is actually pretty relaxing. We were in a wedding this weekend, so it was a relief not to try and schedule in a long run. (I should have run an easy four or five… but… no time goal, no worries.)

I walked over 2 miles on the beach Sunday morning instead of running, gifted with a 6:30 a.m. wake up that felt like 7:30 thanks to the time change. It was glorious.

Today I spent 40 minutes swimming at the gym, relaxing into some of my favorite drills. There was an aerobics class simultaneously running and I was afraid there’d be no room at the pool, but everyone else must also avoid swimming at the same time because the one lane reserved for swimming was all mine. Not quite as relaxing, but when you’re half underwater for most of it, extra noise isn’t a huge deal.

I love swimming and biking in addition to running because it makes tapering so much easier. I can still be active without wearing my legs out before a race.

I’m getting really excited for Chilly on Sunday. The weather looks good, I’m excited to see the new course, and it looks like I might get to run with Tony again because he’s not interested in running for time this year either and has suggested we ditch the GPS watches and have fun. Yes, please. That sounds fantastic.

Can’t wait to see the new race course. Chilly’s nickname used to be the Hilly Half because of the challenging hill profile, and evidently the new course this year is less intense. I think I’m ok with that as long as we still get some gorgeous lake and foliage views. TBD.

Don’t forget to vote tomorrow!

In case you’re having trouble choosing… #imwithher.