Today’s long run was the first one in my “taper” phase. Last week hit the maximum at 20 miles — today it dropped down to only 12. And next week? A mere ten miles!
When I tell people about tapering, they often reply “It must seem easy to run only 12 miles.” Well, 12 miles is still 12 miles. It takes plenty of effort!
The temperature was in the upper-60s and the humidity was pretty high. I was tired going out for the first half of my run. Fortunately, I started to hit my groove around the seven mile mark.
I finished under a light sprinkle of rain, which turned fairly steady right after I was under the shelter.
My time for 12.1 miles was 1:44:44 for an average pace of 8:38.
Tuesday night is our kick-off dinner at Chef’s Restaurant. That will be fun!
