Tapering
Proof of 21.09km I have started to wind down my training for the half marathon. Apparently you’re supposed to “taper” in the last weeks remaining before the event — reduce the intensity and duration of your training in preparation for the big race. So Saturday was my last long run before the event, and boy was it a long one: 21.09km, the exact (up to 2 decimal digits) length of a half marathon (and I’ve even got proof). The last two kilometres were tough, especially since I was home at 19.5km and then had to head away from home again to get the last 1.5km: like in a horror movie where the hero is wandering down a dark corridor, the audience was shouting “don’t go that way!” But with that long run done and a couple of short runs this week, my cumulative distance for the year is now at 427.8km.
