Taper taper

9 days to go to London and I had an enforced taper this week due work.

Last week I did 53 miles which was a taper of sorts, as I did those miles of 5 days instead of the usual 6.

I think I may have hit peak fitness a week or two early, as the previous week I did my long 20 mile run at 7.10 average and it felt pretty easy going, with miles 17,18 and 19 the fastest all under 7 minutes. It may have been a bit too fast however, as the few days after were really tough going. I read, afterwards of course, that a training run too fast can be very counter productive, as the body needs a lot more recovery and you expose yourself to injury. Thankfully I still have gone through the entire marathon training cycle with not so much a sniff of injury, although there are 9 days to go!

This week will see about 36 miles run over 4 days, and next week will be obviously less again as I prepare for Sunday.

The excitement is building, and I absolutely love being able to tell people that I am running the London marathon next week.