Week 23: Days 155 - 159

Day 155: Today starts my taper time!!!! I never thought this day would come and my race is getting closer and closer. I can't wait!!!! Even though I didn't run on Saturday I was still sore from yes Wiffle Ball and the ride on Sunday so I decided to use today as a recovery week. I really should have swam, but this weekend I will be doing a 2.4 mile open water swim o Saturday so I should be ok.

Day 156: Let's see what can I say about today... Let's just say today never existed. I am looking forward to Cartersville though!!!!

Day 157: I can really start to feel the affects of training now and how tired mentally and physically I am feeling. I am so glad it is taper time! Today started out not so good with hitting my alarm clock for 45 mins and not realizing it. So I missed the run this morning, ugh. Then as I was on the way, I got on the wrong interstate so then I had to back track. I did get there in time for the bike thank God. I actually had a good bike as well. I was still feeling sluggish, but I was still moving. After the bike the swim was another story. During the swim I felt very tired and just couldn't get my stroke down. Finally when I got back to land I was happy. My stroke was just sloppy because I was tired, but I would know that I was just making it hard because it was sloppy. Oh well you can't have a good training day every time.  So some funny advice I got on the bike today was "It's not racing unless your puking or getting IVs at the finish" =) Thanks Kona Karl

Tomorrow I am going to take as an off day instead of Friday, because my wonderful husband got us tickets to the Braves game!

Day 158: I really enjoyed another day off a little to much. =) After a crazy day at work it  was nice to come home and head out to the Braves game with the Husband. I think the thing I am looking forward to the most about being done is getting to spend time with Jordan again. He has been so understanding and supportive through this whole process it has been awesome!!! Thanks Babe and had a blast at the Braves game. Oh and it was an exciting game they won 1-0! Go Brewers, oh I mean Go Braves =)

Day 159: Ok so I am going to the extreme end of tapering, lol. So I had every intention of going for a long run today, but with the heat and getting wrapped up with doing things the run never happened. I guess I'll try to get out in the heat tomorrow evening and run.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, don't quit.  Suffer now and live the rest of your life a champion." 

 Muhammad Ali, Boxer