Last long Sunday before the taper

I felt kind of crook when I woke up on Sunday. Itchy throat, spaced out, no energy. Not a good sign.

I dithered about going for my long run, ate breakfast first, then lay on the couch reading, had a nap, got onto the net planning my April holiday, ate lunch, more reading… I still felt ordinary by this stage, but figured I had to man up and just get out there and do the session. So at 2.30 I finally threw the bike on the turbo and lay on the bars in front of the Tour de France 2006 highlights to just get my legs into the idea of having a spin before running. I was short on time because planned to go to mum and dad’s for dinner at 6pm, so I only knocked out a quick 20minutes on the tri bars at 90rpm.

Then it was straight off and onto the run. Still feeling ordinary, but managed to crank out 2 hours 30mins along the usual waterfront track, and I managed a slightly higher heart rate and a slightly faster pace than the last couple of weeks. Still less than my ideal IM pace, but it’s getting better at least! I also tried the nutrition thing, ate a vanilla hammer gel (which I’m thinking of carrying), ate a Powerbar chocolate gel (which was much tastier than I expected) and ate a few dates (which are gold as always). My stomach didn’t feel a hundred perfect, but then it was feeling a bit iffy all day so I wasn’t sure if this was more related to my not feeling great in general.