In Taper we Trust

The TAPER...Simply put, this is a time when there is nothing more you can do to build your training. You must trust that up to this point you have done enough; Enough long runs, enough fast runs, enough hilly runs...Now we rest more than run.  As lovely as that sounds it is a struggle. I am confident though that I am as prepared as I could be and after my 38km epic adventure last week I am feelin' pretty darn good. That being said, the marathon always has the ability to plant a seed of doubt. But for now that seed is small and I will not allow it to grow one ounce.

I am going to keep the rest of this entry short and sweet as I am planning on a few more updates as we inch closer to race day. So...in a nut shell here are some of my highlights from the past two weeks.

• My 38km run was amazing. I felt like I was floating for most of it. Total runners high! I realized I might have been hallucinating when I started chatting to the unicorns and CareBears that were accompanying me, but whatever gets you through it, right?
• The run was followed by brunch to send off Jani to live her dream of running the London Marathon.
• LU4L team member Kristen Dibblee completed the Boston Marathon in the blistering heat and despite nearly double the average temperature I have no doubt she finished with a smile.
• I was contacted by the Vancouver Marathon, Media Relations Director regarding a story on LaceUp4Lupus!
• A run in the pouring rain with one of my closest friends.
• A couple of the LU4L members had some hard runs last week, but bounced back with really solid efforts! Woot woot...Like I said, better to get it out of your system now, then on race day.
• Fundrasing update: $6157.00

Shari and Sammy met me en' route for a Sunday run

 

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REMEMBER...

"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. 

The hard...is what makes it great!"
-Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own