I went ahead with my plan to play basketball this morning as my taper/cross training for today. We ended up with 5-on-5 and I really had a great time. I'm not sure how effective it was at resting and recovering. We played pretty hard, and longer than usual. I was soaking with sweat and pretty tired when we were done, and even for a while before we were done. I took a knee to the calf and a swat to my nose, but thankfully no ankle sprains or shoulders to the chest. Some may think I'm foolish to risk injury playing basketball. I used to feel that way, too. I gave up basketball for most of a year once, and rolled my my ankle 3 or 4 times while running. I've said this before I think, but I decided that a life lived in fear is a life half lived (from Strictly Ballroom). I stubbed my toe walking up the stairs this morning, but I'm not going to avoid walking up stairs.
The calf is fine now. So is the toe. The nose is still a little sore, but nothing serious. I should be good to go tomorrow for the race. In fact, I'm probably as close to 100% as I've been for a while. I'm ready for adventure.
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