Last week was my final taper week leading up to the marathon on Sunday.  I’ll put a review of the race up on Thursday, but I finished in 4.57.54 – just inside my 5 hour target!

Here’s how my final week of training looked:

• Monday: jog 20 – 10 minutes to the gym, 1 hour weights (legs), 10 minutes home
• Tuesday: rest
• Wednesday: run 55 minutes
• Thursday: 20 minutes walking and 1 hour 15 yoga
• Friday: jog 20 – 10 minutes to the gym, 1 hour weights (upper body), 10 minutes home
• Saturday: rest
• Sunday: the Yorkshire Marathon!

The only note I’d add about my training was with hindsight I would have taken it a bit easier on Thursday and Friday.  I had some upper body muscle soreness on Sunday, I don’t think it affected my running much but it wasn’t a great way to start!

This week I shall mostly be taking it easy and eating some bad food, before I reassess my goals and decide what to train for next 🙂