I've been up for one hour. I've had breakfast, made the bed, read yesterday's WSJ, hung up some clothes, cruised Facebook, and am now drinking some coffee.
I have 90 minutes before heading out on this morning's ride. If I'm lucky (and motored by enough coffee), I might get in a little homework before donning my spandex, too.
I am giddy. Why, you ask? Because today's ride is...wait for it...only three hours. Only three hours! And today's run? Only one hour! A four hour workout! I'm swooning over it!
Since Monday, Tim and I have been tapering. Our taper period is broken into two components: two Peak weeks and one Race week. During the Peak period, we will be reducing our training volume but adding intensity. During Race week, we will be reducing the volume even further. The purpose of tapering is to give our bodies time to absorb all the training we've put in over the past few months - essentially, we're vying to reach our physiological peaks.
Today's workout is also a race simulation. You know what that means: no stopping, not even for the bathroom. You know what that means for this blogger's bladder: grow or go.
And on that note, I think I need to start hydrating. And stretching. And taping some Gus to my bike. And applying sunscreen. Yeah, probably no time for homework this morning - if only I could taper on school, too (just kidding, all my paper graders out there)...
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