Winter seemed to be back this morning. It was very cold as we set out for our 30 minute cross country run. I would rather it be like this on marathon day than the warm weather we had last time I did 26 miles!
Total mileage for last week was just under 45 miles.
For the next three weeks we start to reduce our mileage. This may seem strange but it allows you to recoup and you don't lose fitness in that time, so in theory we'll be fighting fit for the 17th of April.
I didn't enjoy taper last time. I had been looking forward to stepping off the gas a bit but found it frustrating not to be running as much. I was also worried about eating too much or too little, or the wrong kind of foods. The enormity of what you've actually taken on also starts to dawn on you (okay, I may be a bit slower than most!).
The schedule for week 14 of training is:
Monday - REST
Tuesday - 15min ER, 30min TR, 15min ER
Wednesday - 45min steady
Thursday - 30min ER
Friday - REST
Saturday - 2hrs with the first and final 15mins at marathon pace
Sunday - 30min ER
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