jennifermaria
Cathlete
... tapering sucks!! Ugh! 9 days till my first marathon and I'm climbing the walls because I'm in full taper and can't really do anything.
I know it's all for my own good and that I don't want to get injured or overtrain now--all the hard work I put in these last few months will be for nothing if I blow it at this stage of the game, but I can't seem to get out of the mentality of "My day is productive only if I do something active." Gah.
To all long-distance runners on here: what do you do to get yourself through taper? What do you do when your body has energy coming out of its pores, but all you can do is rest and wait for the big day?
And how much is "too much" activity? I know leg weights are out right now, but what about upper body? Or should I even skip that? Should I do yoga and pilates just to occupy my time and feel like I'm doing "something"?
And then there's the eating--I'm literally fantasizing about food. I think about it 24/7 and want to eat 24/7. I wake up hungry and I go to bed hungry, and I look at my food log and I'm eating 1900-2000 calories, so it's not as though I'm depriving myself LOL! And with my activity level dramatically lower than it had been for the last five months, I can't help but wonder if all this eating is going to result in extra pounds.
Ugh. Sorry, I just felt the need to vent LOL. I know it's all for my own good and I'll be happy I did it come marathon time and I'm able to get through it without injury or burnout, but for now it's torture!!!
I know it's all for my own good and that I don't want to get injured or overtrain now--all the hard work I put in these last few months will be for nothing if I blow it at this stage of the game, but I can't seem to get out of the mentality of "My day is productive only if I do something active." Gah.
To all long-distance runners on here: what do you do to get yourself through taper? What do you do when your body has energy coming out of its pores, but all you can do is rest and wait for the big day?
And how much is "too much" activity? I know leg weights are out right now, but what about upper body? Or should I even skip that? Should I do yoga and pilates just to occupy my time and feel like I'm doing "something"?
And then there's the eating--I'm literally fantasizing about food. I think about it 24/7 and want to eat 24/7. I wake up hungry and I go to bed hungry, and I look at my food log and I'm eating 1900-2000 calories, so it's not as though I'm depriving myself LOL! And with my activity level dramatically lower than it had been for the last five months, I can't help but wonder if all this eating is going to result in extra pounds.
Ugh. Sorry, I just felt the need to vent LOL. I know it's all for my own good and I'll be happy I did it come marathon time and I'm able to get through it without injury or burnout, but for now it's torture!!!
