Six days and counting until the race. It's taper time. And time for taper madness. That's what happens when you slow down your training to store up energy for the race, you are eager and ready to race, and you are on edge. I'm not so bad - my husband has taper madness way worse than me. It's his PMS.
After 4 days of rest, I ran 2 miles today. My legs were very tight. Mile 1 was really hard. Unfortunately I have some sort of minor stomach thing that makes you nauseous and run to the bathroom a few times a day so I didn't feel like drinking water, even while I was running. My stomach was not happy about all the jostling, either. My husband is just getting over the same thing and it looks like it lasts 2 or 3 days, tops. I think I'm on day 2. Unfortunately, my 2 year old is on day 1, so we might have some sleepless nights and yucky diapers ahead of us. Just when we need sleep!
Still, I got a pre-race email from my training group that has me psyched. While I'm really nervous and feel as though I haven't trained enough (and I'm sure my legs will hurt more than ever), I'm also excited to get out there and give it all I have.
Despite the pain and the gurgly stomach, I still felt some euphoria today from running. Even 2 miles, especially after a few days hiatus, felt awesome. I felt strong, happy and ready to conquer all.
Then I had to run for the border. Ugh.
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