When is a taper not a taper...

If you havent done too many long runs, is it really suitable to be tapering the week before a long run, I mean, if I reduce my Km's by much more I'll be going backwards!

I've been a bit busy recently, including a long weekend to Melbourne for the AFL GF, which was great, despite the result. I have managed to keep to my schedule quite well though, including a long (the longest in quite some time) run of 15km last Saturday. MJ and I headed off from my place, up to the Hornibrook Bridge (5km, pretty straight forward), along Sandgate (5km's also and a bit tired, plus my shorts started to rub so I had to take a walk break to ease that... just as well I found out before Sunday though) and then heading back towards my house (the final 5km, and I was starting to feel the heat and lack of long run impact), finishing at 14.6kms in a very very long (timewise) run! Still, I had no pain or soreness the next day, and on the basis that time-on-feet is good training even if there were a few walking breaks, it wasnt too bad. I also now dont think I will completely crash'n'burn this weekend.

So, for the taper, puntermatt has recommended a 30minute run today. Usually I would do that on a Monday morning, but I had a wedding last night down the Gold Coast and it was quite late by the time I got home, so I will make the most of the warm day and do my run tonight.

I am not sure whether it is smart or insane to be running the Melbourne Half this weekend, but I guess there is only one way to find out.