Welcome to Taper Town. Population: Me.
I got my 20 mile run in yesterday. This is the last long run on my training plan.
Legs
I'm sore today, but not completely wrecked. The second 10 miles yesterday were actually easier than the first 10.
The idea of 6 more miles on top of yesterday's run sounds hard, but not impossible.
Considering how many miles they have on them already this year, the knees are holding up pretty well.
Allergies
The allergies have taken a sudden turn for the worse. I couldn't run on Saturday because I was too busy barfing up the previous night's post-nasal drip (I'm very attractive to live with...).
The new allergist took a few things out of my shots over the Winter. Whatever is in bloom right now isn't in my shots anymore. It's killing me.
In the meantime, I've doubled my Flonase and neti pot efforts.
Weather
I hit the bike path around 9:30. The forecast was for showers, so I started out in full rain gear. And what happened? It got sunny and hot.
I went back to the car after 10 miles and changed into shorts and a short sleeve shirt. And what happened then? It started pouring two miles later. Oh well. At least the rain was enough to get the amateurs off the bikepath.
Weight
I've been a steady 173.2 the last few weeks. I was hoping to get under 170 by race time, but I'll take it. I'll still be a full 3 to 4 pounds lighter than I was for the half marathon last year. And I've definitely added muscle (I can tell I'm stronger than this time last year because I'm not hunched over by the end of double digit runs).
13 days until race day.
One more long run left.
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