I've been cutting back for Boston the last few days but wasn't exhausted to start the week as you described. The taper I've done has me feeling like total crap today - no energy, yet tense and uneasy. I plan to run 5-6 miles tomorrow and 2-3 miles on Sunday (no more biking or swimming). Hopefully that will help mentally and to keep the legs fresh. Good luck in Boston.

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You would know better than I, as I've never run a marathon. But, I was under the impression you want to keep loose and do a few short run a few days before... $.02

Good luck!

You really should get out and do a few easy miles today and tomorrow. Take it easy on saturday, but run a steady 4 or so on sunday. A good option is to do the Freedom run on sunday morning. This event open to participants and family/friends is a fun run of about 3 miles on the historic freedom trail. Free tshirt and food after the run. I am completely stoked - weather forecast says that it is going to be 55 w/ 34% humidity at 2:00 on monday. Should be some fast times this year.

It is a personnal thing. My likes to taper (no running at all) for five full days before a marathon. I prefer a short easy run about three to four miles each every other day. If you are looking to run fast, do a short pick up or three at anticipated race pace.



My number is 10035 (Hugh Blake) and my wife is 17139 (Cynthia Medwedeff-Blake).



Good luck!

short easy run with a few 1 minutes fast pick ups

exactly what Mr. Slave says... or you might be "flat" on Monday.

Kurt

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The absolute WORSE thing you can do is go into total shut down mode. I had a terrific bike session this morning of hard intervals, and will be running tonight around 45 minutes, tomorrow, a 30 minute run, Satuday, some walking after the plane ride, then the Freedom Run (2.8 MILES) ON Sunday morning. I'll be ready to roll on Monday at noon!

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Lar Dog

thanks everyone...tapering is weird....nervous stress/excitement.....gonna run a couple today as you recommended....

looking forward to the whole boston experience....should be incredible as everyone says.

good luck everyone!!!!!!!!

cyclisto

My first Boston too - can't wait! I had a pretty light week last week and this week have only run once. I'll probably run one more time before Sunday and will do an easy 2 or 3 on Sunday. Have a fun race!

I'm keeping it to short, easy workouts this week. Longest was a 40-minute run in the grass yesterday, easy-paced except for 4 accelerations of about 100M. I'm taking a rest day today, and another rest day Sunday. (Unlike most people, I always take my last rest day the day before a race.) In between, I plan an easy 30-minute run (with another couple of fast accelerations) before my flight tomorrow morning and an easy 20 minutes on Saturday.

This is exactly the pattern I followed before my qualifier, and it worked well for me then.

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Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
Which is probably why I was registering 59.67mi as I rolled into T2.