THE TAPER...

TOMORROW'S MY LAST SPEED WORKOUT! HIP HIP HOORAY! ACTUALLY, I'VE ENJOYED THE SPEED. IT'S HELPED ME GET MY ENDURANCE BACK, AND HAS EASED SOME OF THE BOREDOM THAT ACCOMPANIES "MILL" TRAINING FOR SPRING MARATHONS. BUT, I CAN'T SAY THAT I'LL DO IT FOR FUN.

TAPERING IS TOUGHER THAN IT SOUNDS. IF YOU'VE DONE IT, YOU KNOW. IF IT'S YOUR FIRST RACE, YOU'LL SEE. AND, IF YOU'RE ANYTHING LIKE ME, YOU'LL HAVE A LOVE-HATE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TAPERING PHASE OF OUR TRAINING. I LOVE TRAINING...AND EATING! GOBBLE GOBBLE. YOU KNOW IT'S BAD WHEN MY KIDS WON'T DARE LEAVE THEIR PLATES AT THE DINNER TABLE, EVEN TO GO TO THE BATHROOM! BUT, AS WE TAPER, WE MUST WATCH OUR CALORIC INPUT. THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS CARRY A FEW EXTRA CHEESEBURGERS (OR SHAKES, OR BLIZZARDS, OR SOFT PRETZELS, OR APPLE PIE ALA MODES...MMMMMMM) WITH US FOR 26.2, OR 13.1 OR EVEN 3 MILES. BE WEARY OF THE TAPER...

EAT RESPONSIBLY :)