if you are trying to squeeze in the last long run…
forget it!
it is better to stand on the starting line pain free, injury free and ready to go.
tapering is an art and science, you need to know how much your body needs recover from the stress of training all these weeks and the conventional wisdom [...]
Entries from November 2008
November 24, 2008
2 more weeks, no more last minute training!
November 17, 2008
3 weeks and we are counting down!
this is absolutly the last weekend for any long run for marathon.
and for the 1/2, if you have been following the program, moving on to taper too.
last sat’s weather was great, not the best ‘worse’ situation to try out hydration and nutrition in the heat but it is ok… better try it out then not [...]
November 10, 2008
only 4 more weeks…
it is 28 days more to race day!
if you have not done the distance, it is too late for the marathoners but for the rest.. u can still have 2 more long runs.
this is a tough week on mileage for the marathoners. last long run.
for the rest.. should be working at running the long run [...]
November 5, 2008
5 weeks … counting down!
time is really running out.
there is another 3 more weeks of long run you can do for the marathoners and 1/2 marathoners before tapering start. tapering is an art and science… you rest enough not to lose training adaptation and gain rejevenation for your body for the race ahead.
so if there is any last minute [...]