First marathon this weekend, and I am struggling with tapering.
I’ve been averaging 10-12 hours a week for the last year doing a couple of sprint and oly distance tris, with a main goal this year of a half iron distance in Oct and my main overall goal of a full Ironman (Barcelona) next year... from where I started (18 stone couch potato) I feel like a different man...
This marathon however is the first time I have followed a real plan complete with a taper.. and here is the point of this post.
I feel, grumpy, unfit and have gone from feeling really positive about the race to dreading it.
Is this normal? If so how the hell do you guys and gals deal?
I’ve been averaging 10-12 hours a week for the last year doing a couple of sprint and oly distance tris, with a main goal this year of a half iron distance in Oct and my main overall goal of a full Ironman (Barcelona) next year... from where I started (18 stone couch potato) I feel like a different man...
This marathon however is the first time I have followed a real plan complete with a taper.. and here is the point of this post.
I feel, grumpy, unfit and have gone from feeling really positive about the race to dreading it.
Is this normal? If so how the hell do you guys and gals deal?