(With Grandma's Marathon this weekend, I thought it was a good idea to re-visit an older post about the taper!) The taper: that magical place when you sit back and enjoy all this extra free time and relish in all your hard work over the past 18 weeks… You're probably thinking, "Magical? No way. The taper sucks!" Why does the taper suck? You start second guessing all of your Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Two Weeks Until the Boston Marathon
Boston is just 15 days away- 15 days!! The hay is in the barn, right? The hard work is behind me, it's taper time. This post and this post both offer some tips for the taper, one of which is to stay hydrated! I've been doing exactly that with the new flavors of NUUN pictured above- Blackberry Citrus and Ginger Lemonade- yum! Here's how training went last week for the Boston Marathon 2017 Continue Reading
Fit Tip Friday: The Magical Taper.
Here I am in the midst of taper madness for the Outer Banks Marathon. The taper: you know, that magical place when you sit back and enjoy all this extra free time and relish in all your hard work over the past 18 weeks... Wait, what? It doesn't feel magical to me! In fact, I'd say the taper kind of sucks. Why does the taper suck? You start second guessing all of your Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Easter and More…
Happy Easter! Did you do anything fun to celebrate? Search for eggs, or give/receive a basket? Neither Dustin's nor my family is nearby, so we were on our own for the holiday. I did make Smitten Kitchen’s Baked Eggs with Spinach and Mushrooms…yum! We paired it with a big fruit salad mixed with peach pie filling…so good! source In fitness this past week, my mileage Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: Tips for the Taper and Supporting My Favorite Runner
I survived my peak week of training for the Flying Pig Marathon. Now it's taper time! Basically, the idea is that I have done 16 hard weeks of training, and for the next three weeks, I will maintain that fitness, but let my legs recover and rebuild to feel strong on race day. Lots of people freak out a little bit in the taper, but I am trying to remember that now is the time to trust my Continue Reading