Running Easy

As of today it is only 3 weeks to the great Comrades marathon! We are now well into the taper...it has been a bit of a longer taper as we used the Two Oceans 56km as our Long Run, and the rest of the week as the Peak Week. But, it is always fun to be in the taper as this is when the body recovers, and even though it feels like you are doing a lot less, you are actually now getting fit. The illusion is that fitness is created when you're running. In fact this is not true. This is when the body breaks down, and it is in the rest periods that fitness starts to build up. So today we're off to run a 21km run and maybe another next week as we wind up the program.

The big challenge in these 3 weeks is to stay away from snot and stuff. There is nothing worse than to get this far and get attacked by a bug at this stage and have to pull out of the great event. So.....it's time to get back to the road and enjoy a leisurely 21km around the rolling hills of Westville.

C:-)