Less than 2 weeks before the Coast Marathon, my taper plan suggested to run between 18 and 22 km today.
Yesterday evening I texted a few guys with whom I occasionally run, to see if anyone wanted to join. One of these guys, that will also run the Coast was available, so we made it a fun social run!
Our pace was mostly zone 1 and 2, except for some smaller climbs and the last kilometer where I wanted to do a little tempo after dropping him off at his place.
We picked a route that combined forest with mountainbike trails which was awesome. During the run we spotted 2 Scotsh Highlanders (cows / bison-like) that where quite impressive. As they seemed to be relaxing I came closer to give one a hug, which he didn’t seem to mind!
Nutritio wise I did bring some water with me but opted out on gels, for me that is something that becomes usefull if you run >26km.
When I got back home my daughter told me she wanted to practice for the kids run in April, so we went for a nice additional kilometer together.
With todays run, my weekly total for this week got to 65km, perfectly in line with the taper plan!
Happy running!
