Wednesday, February 24, 2010

What Taper Madness?

I don't seem to be experiencing the typical taper madness. I can't wait for Sunday to get here already, but I'm not really freaking out over it. In fact, I'm concern that I may be too overconfident about completing this marathon and taking advantage of taper too much (maybe this in itself is a symptom). Am I not respecting the distance enough?

A few things I think have helped me avoid taper madness:

  • I've read all about it and know what to expect and that I'm ready for this. 
  • I've kept myself too busy blogging and taking photos daily to have any time to obsess over my running. 
  • Putting together a team for the Corporate 5K at work and training my coworkers to run their first 5K is a nice distraction. 
  • I scheduled other low key races in the weeks leading up to the marathon to keep me distracted by obsessing about those instead =P
  • I've been really busy at work, making the days pass quickly.
Most of all, I think I just welcome the rest and know that I've done all I can so it's ok to take it easy. I am sure I'll be singing a different tune and freaking out plenty on Saturday night, but that day will be packed with plenty of distractions, so I should be ok.

Is it Sunday yet? :)

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