This marathon taper, I tell ya. It’s interesting that running so much less can make me feel so tired. I’m just beat every night around dinner time and feel tired when I wake up. I know this is 100% normal but BLAH. Nine more days until the marathon!
Called it quits at mile 7 of my 10 miler today. I felt super sluggish (doing lower body class before my run didn’t help with that!).
Let’s talk after the marathon. A couple of weeks ago when I arrived at HIIT class a few students “warned” me we’d be running. I laughed – that’s exactly what I want to hear on HIIT day. That’s something I feel confident doing!
And I loved warming up with some running, but the drills in between sets with sprinting? I sucked at those! I still enjoyed them, but had no pickup. I have stiff long run legs.
I gotta get back to speedwork. It’s been years.
So my plan after I recover from the marathon:
- Speedwork one day a week
- Ride my bike one day a week (I dropped it off yesterday for its yearly tuneup!)
- (MOST IMPORTANTLY) Stop eating so freaking much
Tapering is such a weird thing – hang in there! Sounds like you have good plans for after the marathon. For me, after focusing several years on running almost exclusively, I found doing a variety of different kinds of exercise was actually better for my body.
It is, thank you! I think that is the case for me too! Like last summer when I was running, cycling, walking, and lifting.
Ha ha ha. Stop eating so much has been on my to-do list for months and months. I guess it’s not happening!
Hard same. Maybe I should scratch it off the list? (For real though, I know I will feel better when I do!)
How many days per week do you run on your marathon plan?
Hmmm. I think it was 4-6 days a week? I wasn’t really following a plan. I just did whatever I felt like, making sure my long run was less than half my weekly mileage when possible.