4.5 miles on the trails followed by a BBQ with the Mrs. NY Strip is awesome after a run if you didn't already know. But a 4.5 mile run seems like a waste of time. I hate tapering.
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Next weekend, I do a 2 week taper. It's a 50 mile qualifier for P2P100 and WS100 (hoping like hell to get picked for WS100 in the lottery in December).Race this weekend? Or next?
My left knee is bothering me, too. Unsure what the issue is in my case, my old man arthritis. But I've been doing a 2 week gradual taper for my race next weekend and my knee has gotten much better over the last week. Hopefully your knee improves in time for your race, too. Which race is it, btw?4.5 mile fast tempo last night. Some guy tried to race me for the last two miles, I left him about a 1/2 mile in the dust. Ran around 6:30min/mile for the last 1.5 miles.
Bad thing is my left knee started to real hurt in the beginning of the run. IT band and runner's knee. Doesn't hurt to walk but running is a different story. Will test it tomorrow which is supposed to be my last long run before my taper. Fingers crossed.
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My left knee is bothering me, too. Unsure what the issue is in my case, my old man arthritis. But I've been doing a 2 week gradual taper for my race next weekend and my knee has gotten much better over the last week. Hopefully your knee improves in time for your race, too. Which race is it, btw?
Thanks Mursilis, I'll do my best. And yes, there are many of us lunatics out there, but I think we're becoming mainstream as thousands of entries are submitted to the Western States lottery every year. It is the granddaddy of all ultras.
4 miles this morning.
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As much as it had to be a lousy day, I have to say that is a funny and miraculous story. My knee hurt got injured out of the blue almost 2 weeks ago, it's just now feeling up to snuff. And just in time for a race. woo+ 88 for me. Took a day off last week because I tweaked my knee peeing and could barely walk the next day, but then the day after that it was magically healed.
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