Alright, I’m not going to lie. Tapering absolutely sucks.
It’s analogous to that psychological theory, wherein a person goes through steps of acceptance before a life changing event: Being diagnosed with cancer, losing someone, being read your last rights.
Then again, marathons are like that. They change you. Fundamentally. Joan Benoit Samuleson always said that you need to respect it for its beauty, for it is a dangerous beast, like the ocean.
I stopped riding last Friday, and my mileage has been “spikey”. Gone up, gone down, but just running. Last long run was 10 miles, that was fun. Got to climb rocks.
So here I am, the Thursday before 110th Boston Marathon.
“Bid me run, and I will do great things.”