Tapering for the Boston Marathon - thoughts from the road...

In less than 2 weeks I will run the 2022 Boston Marathon. My goal for the race is to finish strong and see myself through this amazing lifetime goal that I've had for SO many years. It won't be fast and honestly, I can't even promise that it will be pretty but I will finish.  


The 2-week time frame leading up to the race is called the "taper" - this is a time when you reduce your miles, rest your body, and go absolutely crazy :) 


Funny, this is a time as a runner when you would benefit from a long run - but it's the time to not tax your body so you can be fresh for race day. 


So - what do you do? Takedown your curtains in the house to wash, purge the junk drawer and write all of those letters you have been putting off. Since the start of the year, my time has been almost completely occupied by planning my long runs, running, recovering from the long run - oh, and eating. 



This past weekend, I had a shorter run and was amazed at how many hours I had left on my Saturday!


There have been moments in the last few days where I have been downright emotional - yes, crying and feeling so blessed and overwhelmed to have been given this opportunity by my running club - I do not think I'll ever be able to put that into words how amazing it was to learn I was being invited to run. 


To quote James Cameron - 

"Hope is not a strategy, luck is not a factor, fear is not an option."



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