Tapering for my first marathon. Earlier this week I felt sluggish, hungry and tired. The last 2 days I’ve felt quite rested and good overall. Antsy to run fast but I made myself keep my short run pretty easy today. The race is in 3 days. I don’t ever remember feeling this much energy 3 days before a race before. I wonder if I “over-tapered” and will actually be losing fitness in the next 3 days.
Sounds like you might be doing it right. I think most people feel a variety of things in the taper. I seem to always get a mix of tired, lethargic, heavy legs, and then some of that lightness and bundled up energy you're talking about.
So you race on Sunday? I don't think there is much of anything you could do to lose fitness at this point. And as you know, you're not gaining anything either. Just run the next two days in a way that makes you feel physically and psychologically ready. For my last marathon, I felt ready to go and anxious on Thursday. I let myself do a few strides at like 10k pace. So not fast or strenuous at all, but enough to cruise for a short bit and end the run feeling good. The next couple days were just easy jogs.
Best of luck to you.
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