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UT,

Member Since:

Dec 31, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

I ran my first marathon as a teenager in 1981 with my Dad (The Coronado Marathon). Since then I've run St, George (3x) Utah Valley (3x) Ogden (1 full, 2 halves) Park City (1 x) Boston Marathon (1x) Washington DC (1x) Moab Half Marathon (6x) ,Ye Old Freedom Festival 5 & 10K (a million x) and many others.

But I'm all done with that now.  I'm officially a jogger.

Short-Term Running Goals:

My running goal is to keep on keepin' on.

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Jog into the sunset.

Personal:

I like being outside.

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Wed, Apr 14, 2010
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5.000.005.00

I have never tapered for a Monday race before.  Normally it's so easy, 5,4,3,2, 2  But with the addition of SAturday and Sunday, I'm all confused.  So I've done 6, 5,5, and then tommorrow and beyond 4,3,2, 2?  I don't know what I'm doing.  I must be the dumbest runner to ever have been allowed to run the Boston Marathon.

Comments
From RAD on Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 20:02:52 from 67.172.229.125

I never know what to do either. I think you're normal - especially with a weirdo Monday race.

My suggestion would be: do whatever Smooth does :) She always seems successful in endeavors such as this!

From CookieLegs on Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 10:12:47 from 71.36.82.238

I think it wouldn't hurt to skip running two of the next four days. You want to start feeling like you are "itching" to run! And eat lots lots of good carbs - they will energize you many times over during the marathon! You won't gain any real weight from the extra carbs; any change on the scale will be mostly water weight which will help keep you hydrated during your race. Good luck in Boston!

From LuzyLew on Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 13:15:40 from 208.187.197.42

Rach-I finally broke out the Hal Higdon's Boston Marathon Schedule-- he says 5,3,4,2 rest, rest, 2(sun). I tried to look at Smooth's schedule and I got so freaked out I couldn't read it any more. It was for like women olympic trainers--their 'taper' run two weeks out was 17 miles (mine was 12)....

Cookie--I love the idea of 'itching to run'. I am going to rest I think the Fri/Sat and run a short jaunt to stay loose on Sunday. Thanks guys! Game on!

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