Start Of Taper Time...May Delay

Today was the first day of my taper for the race I was going to do on 8/9/20. However, I’m not going to do the race…..I’m surprised it isn’t cancelled yet honestly. It was the 50k up in Tahoe on the lake. It would have been really beautiful and a challenge due to the elevation but I’m just not ready to be around an event like that with a ton of people.

With that being said, I do want to do something since I’ve been training for so long. The plan is to do the longer part of the “Idea” run. The mountain goat wants to run it with me but he thinks he needs another week of preparation. So, I think I’m going to train for one more week then start to taper so be in tip top condition for that run.

With the beginning of the taper I was scheduled to run 6 miles today. That is the shortest run I can remember in a long time. Probably since March. I ended up going 7 just in case I extend this training a week. I felt weird to run a shorter distance than 8 miles. It also felt weird not seeing the lake. I made it to right across the street but didn’t actually see the water. Oh yeah, it was 100°F also…..and I was on the phone the entire run. Anyway, that was my day. I have to go email the coach now for a plan adjustment.