| 10/2 | 6 miles | 8:30 pace |
| 10/3 | 5 miles | 8:45 pace |
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| 10/4 | heel still hurts, bike trainer: 40 minutes, avg. HR: 135 |
| 10/5 | 7.5 miles | 7:30 pace |
| 10/6 | 6 miles | 2 x 2.5 @ MP+10 secs. |
| 10/7 | 10 miles | 7:45 pace |
| 10/8 | 5 miles | 7:15 pace |
I've definitely tapered more dramatically than I intended to, but I don't think it's really much of a problem. I'm not going to lose much in the way of fitness at this point and the extra rest will probably do me some good. I'm actually feeling pretty relaxed about next weekend and since I suffered a rather crushing career disappointment this week, I'm just as happy to have the marathon to focus my thoughts on right now. If I need to obsess and fixate, there's always next weekend's weather which is no longer ideal, but still has time to change four or five more times.
| Sun
Oct 15 |  | Few
Showers |
| Hi 59°/Lo 45° | 30% chance of precipitation |
My plantar fasciia seems to have stabilized somewhat, so to keep up my obligations to the fourth stage of taper (hypochondria), I've now convinced myself that I've got celiac disease. We did a story on the condition on my broadcast and I immediately developed a tummy ache and deducted that this must be the cause. This means that I'll be both carbo-loading and avoiding all foods containing wheat, barley or rye...which should be a challenge. I do recognize that this is irrational behavior, but what harm can I do by going glutin-free for a week?