I have a race coming up and have one of the worst tapers in the offing. I was on tour to Vijaywada for five days wherein, besides not running a single km, I suffered the debilitating effects of food poisoning and I tried to kill the virus with alcohol:-) I seem to be incorrigible on this front wherein I throw caution to the winds. Well, I am not sure why it happens and have stopped caring too much about it.
I thought I would then make up for it all by putting in a 20 miler at the National Park group run but as luck would have it, the weather played spoilsport and it was the worst 22K I had ever done; I was completely sapped. Imagine doing 22K in the taper week. How in God' name am I going to have a "cutting edge" to my training? I seemed to be doing well in the Aarey group runs until the humidity and heat took away the 20 milers that I relished.
Two weeks to go and I hope to do a medium long run mid-week to provide some semblance of endurance and race preparation. I am in the dark about race plans and strategy on this one but as usual, I'll play it by ear. Cheer up Dan.
