The Real Taper Begins

Today's run covered 11 miles, the last run of a significant distance before the race. With an average temperature of 85 degrees, conditions were not ideal for today's run. Having overindulged a bit at yesterday's wedding did not help matters. However, I managed to compete the run in a fairly respectable amount of time. The Riverwalk was abuzz with revelers, which made the run a bit more fun.

I'm beginning to think that an 18 week conditioning program is too long. I feel as if my condition peaked a few weeks ago. At least, my motivation peaked a few weeks ago. At this point, I'm really itching to run the marathon. Perhaps I should have scheduled a half marathon to get the competitive juices flowing. Those wiser than I have apparently had luck with that strategy. Or is it a tactic?

A 20 lb. box of Hatch green chiles showed up this weekend. 15 lbs. of them have been roasted, packaged and are queuing up before the freezer. Once they cool, they'll be placed in the freezer to be called upon throughout the year. There are few edible things that don't benefit from the addition of the Hatch green chile. Although it's late (1am), the house (and likely the entire building) is filled with the glorious, autumnal scent of roasted, caramelized chile skin. I think I'm going to have to go whip something up. Something carb-y. I believe it's time that I start introducing more solid carbs into the diet.