Let the Tapering Begin

Now that I'm winding down the training and taking a look back - I would say that training for Cape Cod has gone fairly well. It's unfortunate that my plan after Boston was derailed by persistent shin splints - that in reality still aren't 100% - but I was able to lightly train through it in addition to playing quite a few Ultimate games. After the Ultimate tourney in mid August, I started to focus 100% on running and set my sets on the Cape.

Later in the week I will compare how training for Cape Cod went vs. training for Boston, but the one major regret I have is not racing a half marathon at some point towards the end of September. At this point I don't have a great idea as to what I can run, and that's a little bit discomforting. That being said - I believe I am in better shape than I was for Boston. Only one way to find out:

Sunday		14-Oct		14.0		17.0		Long Run				0		Rest, ran long yesterday.
Monday		15-Oct		-		-		Rest		0:07:35		8.1		2m warm up, 4m averaging 6:54, 2m cool down w/Raleigh.
Tuesday		16-Oct		6.0		8.0		Intervals				10		800/1200/1000/800/600/400/800m
Wednesday		17-Oct		2.0		5.0		Recovery		7:40:00		5.6		Three hill route during lunch.  Man, this felt terrible and my calves are destroyed. Did some rolling and stretching after work though, hopefully it'll help a bit.
Thursday		18-Oct		6.0		10.0		Hill Repeats				9.08		Repeats on Heartbreak.
Friday		19-Oct		-		5.0		Recovery				0		Rest.
Saturday		20-Oct		7.0		7.0		Finish w/ 8x100m strides		0:08:03		5.25		Nice run with Eli. My left foot was bothering me a bit.

Tuesday Splits: 800-2:43, 1200-4:10, 1000-3:33, 800-2:46, 600-2:00, 400-1:13, 800m-2:52

Quote repost:

"One of the first lessons running teaches us about success in athletics and in life is that there is no one else. No one else can do your workouts for you. You alone must do the drills, repeat the core exercises, stretch, and lift the weights. You cannot hire someone else to do your cross-training when you are battling injury, or pay someone to run a race and get you a new PR. You are truly your own hero in running. It is up to you to have the responsibility and self-discipline to get the job done."