So this is my "official" taper week...yeah, right.
Seriously, I'm going to do it. On Wednesday. Maybe I'll regret it. We shall see. :D
I got up early to do a 40 minute run, but it turned into a 43:28 run. I did 4.8 miles, and felt pretty excited when I did the math and realized that if I had run a full 5-miler, I would have come in just over 45 minutes - which cuts at least 3 to 4 minutes off my standard 5 mile time! Wow, those HIITs really DO make you faster! I was even taking it easy, thinking about tapering and all.
After the run, I went to bootcamp training, where luckily today was a stretch day. So we did some yoga on the top of a huge rock overlooking Saint George. It was beautiful, and exactly what I needed.
After bootcamp, I needed to get my bike ride in, so my friend Kim met me for an hour of easy spinning on a local trail. We did 15.6 miles in 1:01:58.
To wrap it all up, I went to the pool this evening and swam 80 lengths, nice and slowly. I really tried to focus on my technique...what little I know of it. Ben said I looked like I was gliding, and I guess that's a good thing. | 