14/08/2012

Pre-Marathon taper week (6/08 to 11/08)

The one major problem i've found is trying to stick to a marathon training schedule when you're running a marathon every 4weeks!

I try and taper down and just do a few easy runs during the week before a marathon to keep my ticking over but hopefully ensuring that i'll be fully rested for the marathon ahead.

Managed to get two easy runs in prior to marathon #8, here are the run reports:

run #1: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/210230972
run #2: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/210230961

I felt pretty good at the end of the second run. The last 3 weeks training seems to have given me a little something extra, although it is only 25% of the way into the programme, so the benefits are limited at this point. Still, during the longer runs, I have felt a little bit more confident and the legs haven't been too heavy!