Taper time

I'm finding myself a little restless these days, now that it's just a week before my marathon.  No longer do I  have to get up at the crack of dawn to get my runs in. I don't need to get out before sunrise to beat the heat!

I'm really enjoying the shorter mileage.  I did participate in a 5k last week, the Esprit de She in Mesa, AZ.  It was fun to get out there and push myself, since my long runs have been a bit on the slower side.

It was weird to only do a 5k, not the 10k like I did last year.  Nevertheless, I finished in 25:14, which wasn't too shabby. 

With only 1 more week until the Detroit Marathon, I plan on laying low. My "long" run for this weekend is "only" 8 miles!  Happy dance! The bonus? I could wait until 8am to go out and run if I wanted to! What freedom!  Tapering isn't so bad after all...