In other news, I'm sure you've heard about how you're supposed to "taper" your workouts and distances in the 1-2 weeks prior to a big race. This helps your muscles (which have torn during the previous months of training) heal and recover and become officially conditioned for the upcoming distances.
HOWEVER, the coolest thing ever is a phenomenon that can happen called "phantom aches" -- depending on how regular your training sessions were, your body most likely has developed a sort of addiction to the activity. During these taper weeks, your body goes through a withdrawal and starts to crave that increased level of activity. You might feel like certain muscles and joins are sore or achy but it's quite possible that it's just these phantom aches: your body's way of telling your brain to EXERCISE ME! Is the human body the coolest thing ever or what?
So, this week being my taper week, I am trying to restrain myself from running more than 3 miles (who would have ever thought those words would come from me?). I'm also hoping that my achy hip and knees are just phantom aches. I'm not 90 years old YET.
Don't worry though, because the forecast for Moab next Saturday is 50 degrees and sunny!
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