Taper Week

This week and next I have drastically dropped in mileage....the week before I was at 35ish for the week....and this week I will barely hit 20-22....and next week in the beginning of the week I will only have maybe a max of 10 miles before thursdays half marathon.....

I love taper weeks...they give you a break that your body needs....and I feel like I have tapped into energy that I have not had in a few weeks!....but all this rest is needed for next weeks half....and I have to remind myself that and not to over do it here at home....just because I feel rested!

I had my cardio test done on this past tuesday...I am very happy with the results....not only was I able to do another bracket....meaning I went another 2 minutes at a faster speed before I felt like I was going to vomit....but after looking at the results with Andrea the amount of oxygen I take in has improved greatly....my overall heart rate has dropped a bare minimum of 10 beats and at my base now 15 beats lower....which is awesome...and even at my max speed my heart rate was 184 versus 192 at a slower speed just 6 weeks ago!....and with all this said my base pace is up to a 9:20-9:40 minutes per mile.....which is a huge improvement over last time.....

Seeing the results of this weeks test is proving to me that all the time, effort and hard work is paying off....and I have tangible results!

Now to work on my playlist for next week!!! and let's hope the weather cooperates!

PS...and I am nervous for my new/continued training program I should be getting in email here shortly....my next slight taper week will probably be in 6 weeks....and I was told that she takes me higher than the standard 20 mile run!....