Sunday, April 11, 2010

Boston Marathon Taper Weekend

8 days until Boston, woohoo!

Forecast:
Mon Apr 19
Mostly Sunny
High 57°
Low 46°

That looks real good to me.

Saturday was a nice long solo ride for 55 miles and (3:39). The weather was very kind for early April. Mother Nature must be feeling the pressure all of us Ohioans are putting on her.

All the boys were "dans la maison" Sunday. That's French for "in the house". It was the last long run before Boston so we were a bit jovial. Typical early chat and catching up, I might have pushed the tempo a little in the early miles. Return trip was hard... Here was the entry from last year at this time:

Nemo, GS and I went from Antrim to Lane and back for about 13 miles. Nice and easy. Warm enough but a little head wind on the return. Taking Sunday off.

Stats
13 mile run (1:36)
157 lbs


According to GS on Twitter regarding today's run:
13.81 miles run in 1:38. Similar pace to last year's taper week 13 miler....

So compared to last year's run which I called "Nice and Easy", I was working hard today.

Easy 15 mile bike ride in the afternoon after my nap. I would have rested but 70 degrees and no wind, it would be a sin not to ride a bit.

With the taper here, I'll have plenty of free time in the next few day. Looking forward to sleep and writing!


Stats
4/10 55 mile ride (3:39)
4/11 13.8 mile run (1:38) - felt hard
155 lbs

1 comment:

Nemo said...

Might have pushed the tempo... BS! You definitely pushed the tempo, be a man, step up.