Final tapering workout

The tapering seems to be going according to plan. I like what I've done this week, but it's impossible to tell whether it's been a good plan or not. The test will be in the race I'll have this weekend!

Yesterday morning I planned a yoga session, but ended up getting to bed quite late so made a 2am decision to switch off the alarm and go for the full 8 hours sleep. the rationale being that a good nights sleep would be better for me that sacrificing some of that for some yogic action. Got up and did a few sun salutes in the lounge room (which can get dangerous with curious cats), then got the train to work - well rested and happy. Then I had an excellent 1.8km lunchtime swim on a glorious sunny day out at the Boy Charlton pool, but when I got back to the office it all turned pear shaped and became an absolute turd of a day at work!

I walked home over the bridge to destress but it didn't work as well as I hoped and I was teetering on the brink of a pretty foul mood until bedtime. Ah well.

This morning I slept in a bit, but the workout went pretty much according to plan (which is good because I HATE the turbo trainer with a passion and find it really difficult to motivate myself to get on the thing).

Core work (plank, side bridge etc) 10 minutes

Bike turbo trainer:
10 min warm up
4x 3 mins 150-155bpm at 90 cadence (recovery 2 mins 135bpm)
10 min 145bpm at 90 cadence (my goal race pace HR for Husky)

40 mins all up, all aerobic, all done in the aero position. I sweated a bucket! Then straight into the running gear and out the door.

Run
30 minute tempo
Trying to keep 150 - 155bpm which I'm looking at for my goal race pace HR.

I finished with some good stretching and a light 8 minute jog to work.
Then at my desk drank plenty of water and chowed down a bowl of oats, banana, strawberries, kiwifruit, greek yoghurt, almonds and cashews.

I'm feeling like the above was the perfect final tapering workout - not too long to run down my muscle glycogen, and not hard enough to break down my leg muscles, and at a fully aerobic HR to get my body used to riding and running at my race pace. Plus one more chance to practice running off the bike.