Taper Time

Timberman is now less than a week away! I can't believe I signed up almost a year in advance. It seems so long ago. I haven't been this excited and full of anticipation about a race since Vineman.

This week I'm taking it very easy in hopes that my lingering injuries finally heal up. All of you triathletes out there know about those pains that aren't bad enough to keep you from training but just enough to make you wonder if they will ever go away. It sure would be nice to finally kick the Achilles ankle and calf muscle soreness I've had for the past three months now. Or perhaps that groin pull that typically act up at mile 10 of my long run won't creep into the race. One can only hope the decrease in volume and increase in rest over the past two weeks has helped.

We shall see come Sunday!