Surviving the Unscheduled Taper
We all know about taper madness, but at least you know there’s a race at the end of it. I was running a steady 30-35 miles a week before my latest injury (absolutely identified as peroneal tendinitis in the right foot). Now I’ve gone cold turkey for two weeks and I’M FREAKING OUT!
I’ve got all the symptoms – jittery, agitated, manic-depressive – you know the drill. I get bummed when I see other people out running. I get bummed when I spot the race brochures lying on my desk. I get bummed when I look at my CIM countdown calendar on my computer. I get bummed when I realize I’ll be watching another Boston Marathon on TV.
Still, it actually gets easier the more times I’m injured. Just like running the marathon, you have to ride out the bad stretches to get to the finish. It will just make my BQ story all the more compelling (or insufferable) when it finally happens.
I can’t even imagine the level of freaked out you must be feeling. If I was sidelined for that long with no race at the end, I’d be a very ugly person to live with!