Tapering

Well the marathon is on Sunday, three short days from today.

So my last two weeks have been spent tapering (running less), and resting.   And now it is all for carb loading.  Carbs should be 65-70% of my diet from now until the race.  The last three days I have been having carbs as 50-60% of my diet.  Last night also involved streaking my hair with pink to get pumped for the race. (Though I may have to do it again tonight to get some more pop!)

One of the things about tapering is that it can drive you crazy.  And while I've been trying to embrace the crazy this year, this type of crazy was not what I was talking about.  Tapering madness is were you feel every ache and pain, get into your head way to much, and generally freak out that you are not prepared for the 26.2 miles ahead.  I can feel the anxiety creep into my fingers as I am typing this...

But this is normal.  So they say.

So now it is time to take a deep breath, look back at old posts, pictures, and have faith.  

In 3 days I will be ready to watch the miles move below my feet.

:)