Happy Halloween. Tonight, I will sit on the couch relaxing, while my spouse answers the doorbell. 

Oh, my! In 2 days, I will be at the start of the New York Marathon!!!

The past 4 weeks of tapering have been rather chilled.

 I did not do much running.

  I wanted to make sure I did not aggravate my asthma or have any asthma flare-up.  

 I also made sure my allergies are under control. I received my monthly shots.

I am calm and ready to go. My muscles are all healed.

GOAL

1. Finish around 7:00-7:15
2. Have fun
3. Pose for a finish line picture

Training for New York, Week 9 +10

I had a good Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. It was nice seeing the family.   

The marathon is one month away. I’ve got my last long run in today. (22 miles – holy shit) Yes, 22 miles!!!! It was a successful run. I estimate I will finish the New York Marathon around 7 hours and 15 minutes. And now it’s taper time. Ilike to taper an extra week, because I am 56.  

The average taper is 3 weeks.  

Tapering means reducing your training load before a competition to optimize performance on race day. It’s the rest period before race day to reduce the effects of muscle fatigue, brought on by months of rigorous training.

I have also been doing more swimming. 

My pool stayed open until the last day of September, so I was able to enjoy the warm fall days of summer outdoor swimming.