Easy Monday Run - 13km (Starting the taper...)

dannewton just finished a 13.51km run, that lasted for 84 minutes.
This run helped dannewton burn 960.0 calories.

Description from Strava: Another nice easy run to start the week

It was even nicer to be able to complete most of it in daylight too!

After a pretty boring and non-descript day in the office, I was able to log out at half 4, and head out for the run. As my work day was fairly bland and uninteresting, it was only fair to have a fairly bland and uninteresting training session too match, and it was just a simple 13km route along the bypass and back

As usual for the Monday session, the aim was to keep it easy and relaxed. But with my race now less than 2 weeks away, that could mean only one thing, its time to start tapering.

For those who aren't aware, Tapering refers to the slowing down and easing back on training, the aim of which is to help the to body rest so that that the athlete is able to perform to thier best on race day.

It doesn't mean stopping completely (as I did for one of my races last year), but rather treading the fine line between keeping activity levels up but allowing more time for recovery.

And as I made a mess of it last time, for this event I have a plan :-)

I am gradually deceasing the distance, and lowering the intensity too. And by writing it down in a plan like this I should have a better chance of sticking to it.

A lot of people get the tapering process wrong, usually by over doing it in the last couple of weeks, and therefore end up standing on the stat line still feeling tired. I need to remember that the hard work (consistent training) is done, and to trust that it will work

Easier said than done lol

I did find a useful youtube video explaing the process of the taper (along with a practical example of how to apply the principles to my own training plan... I'll share it here if it is something you are interested in

[Source - Philly Bowden youtube channel]

If you would like to check out this activity on strava you can see it here:
https://www.strava.com/activities/10748390302

About the Athlete: Living in the UK, I am an intermittent Runner, but always striving for more consistency. When I'm not training I can be found photographing insects or listening to really loud angry music (which is the best type of music obviously!)

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