Thoughts on Taper

I love tapering for marathons. After training so hard for so many weeks, my body just needs to take it a little easier. The first week of my taper ended with a 20 mile run yesterday on a very hilly road. The net elevation gains were 2561 feet and the descents were 2691 feet. Cheryl, Ali and I ran it at an 8:00/mile pace. We also had a couple of hard and fast training runs during the week. My total mileage was 56. This week it will be only 43 and the week of the marathon I'll have 27 leading into Boston, and then the marathon itself.

I'm tired and as far as my hunger goes, I feel like I did in the first few days of my 'diet' back in January... FAMISHED. I gorged on the junkiest junk food you can imagine tonight. I won't even tell you because you'll probably get nauseous just reading about it. Okay, I'll tell you a few things: 3 mini bags of greasy chips like cheetos, doritos and lays. A few spoonfuls of chocolate frosting (for cakes) mixed with peanut butter, 3/4 of a pint of Ben and Jerry's low fat Pfish Food, and a handful of almonds. I know, I know... gross. But boy did it TASTE GOOD!

The crazy thing is after eating a healthy dose of calories yesterday after the long run, I weighed in at 122 this morning. A little over 12 lbs. lost! I'll get back to normal eating tomorrow and all will be fine. One night of overdoing it out of many weeks of eating healthful meals won't sabotage everything. I have to focus on the big picture. :)

Not much to write about at this point. I just need to brush my teeth and rack it. Hubby comes home from work tomorrow and I can't wait to spend time with him. I miss him when he works, but at least the kids are great to be with. I have a wonderful family. :)

Okay, see ya' soon.