It has begun (well after today)...the dreaded taper.  I decided that I should try a race where I actually taper/rest for it.  I am excited for a bit of a rest and to see how I perform after all of this work.  I have been pleased with my training on the bike and run.  Swim has suffered with my travels and inability to locate a pool at the times needed.  I am praying for wetsuit temperatures!

So...the battle begins to avoid additional training and follow the taper plan.   The little aches and pains will start immediately after my workout today.  Soon to be followed by exhaustion and the paradoxical increase in physical energy.  Really, the whole tapering thing is just an emotional rollercoaster with lovely physical side effects. 

After I taper this week, I look forward to blowing it out on the race.  The week after will be a very nice recovery week and then I transition into 18 weeks out from Ironman Arizona. 

Last night I watched the Olympic Swim Trials and was amazed/inspired by Dara Torres.  It makes all of us 41 year olds look like underachievers!  I have a sneaking suspicion that are ideas about aging and exercise are about to take a radical new look...

  

 

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