Objective: G.A. w/ 6 mi at MP. Taper countdown: 14 days Weather: Mid 50'sF, cloudy, w/ light rain first 3-4 miles. Starting to see some beautiful autumn colors. A good run. I wish it could have been a bit longer but I have to dash off to a wedding shower this morning. Sometimes I think my training would benefit greatly if I had a strict policy of No Events On Long Run Day. Unfortunately I am incapable of strict policies. :) Each day I am getting better control over this stupid TMS (more here and here). It is very nearly gone. I looked at my running log from the last episode I had (about a year ago) and it had lasted about a week. I used that fact today to mentally attack the fear that keeps TMS going. I also was really excited about being able to do the MP part of today's run, and that contributed to a mental boost. It felt especially good to work hard today. I really don't know how much objective data has gone into the notion of a 3 week taper. I believe that I recover relatively quickly from workouts, and that I also lose fitness relatively quickly when I'm not actively maintaining. I know that a few days of low mileage plus one or two rest days before the race will leave me feeling very fresh, but I think I will be careful about how much reduction I do this week. If anyone has thoughts on that I would love to hear them. Now off to shower for the shower! :)
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