Its official, all of the marathon training has ended. With the race approaching quickly, my taper was in full effect. Thursday basically consisted of another 25 min workout on the elliptical. The workout went well, I felt good and I was honestly smiling during the whole thing because I knew that this was my last elliptical workout for a while. It will be good to spend some time away from my elliptical machine, despite the fact that we have spent some quality time together over the last few months! Once the workout had finished, I spent the next 20-25 minutes doing my physical therapy stretches to try to loosen up the quads / hamstrings / ITB. In addition, I spent some more quality time on the foam roller trying to keep both of the IT Bands nice and loose for Monday.
This week has been really interesting. It has really served as a transition point where the marathon is now in sight. The days of enduring 1 ... 2 ... or 3 hour workouts are done and are now replaced by excitement for the festivities of marathon week. Looking ahead, we have so many exciting things going on this week including the Marathon Kick Off Party, The Number Pickup, The Health & Wellness Expo and of course the actual race.
Overall, I feel great. I have been well rested the last few days, the knee feels well and I feel as close to 100% as I have in weeks. Looking ahead to the rest of this week with excitement and high hopes!
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