Ladies,
I don't care what anyone says, taper is fun.
You feel fresh. You feel rested. You feel like you want to run fast. Practice is fun. It's all so... easy. You even begin to wish it would never end.
The down side is you also feel pain you didn't know you had before. This is normal. Running gives you a natural anesthetic called endorphin. Endorphins mask regular pain, so when you run less, the regular pain comes back. Don't worry about it, everyone goes through it.
You'll also feel bloated a bit. That too is normal. You can't gain much weight in the short time you're resting. Eat as normal.
Rest as much as possible. No new activities until the season is over! This is very important... you'll feel like doing anything/everything. Resist, and rest as much as you can.
No practice tomorrow... I mean it, total rest. We'll run Saturday, 8 AM at Parkview (pancake breakfast afterward?). Monday evening we are working the Middle School Invite, so practice will happen right before the meet (short run).
It's all in ladies. Now all you have to do is make history!
I don't care what anyone says, taper is fun.
You feel fresh. You feel rested. You feel like you want to run fast. Practice is fun. It's all so... easy. You even begin to wish it would never end.
The down side is you also feel pain you didn't know you had before. This is normal. Running gives you a natural anesthetic called endorphin. Endorphins mask regular pain, so when you run less, the regular pain comes back. Don't worry about it, everyone goes through it.
You'll also feel bloated a bit. That too is normal. You can't gain much weight in the short time you're resting. Eat as normal.
Rest as much as possible. No new activities until the season is over! This is very important... you'll feel like doing anything/everything. Resist, and rest as much as you can.
No practice tomorrow... I mean it, total rest. We'll run Saturday, 8 AM at Parkview (pancake breakfast afterward?). Monday evening we are working the Middle School Invite, so practice will happen right before the meet (short run).
It's all in ladies. Now all you have to do is make history!
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