Let it Begin

Well that is it, the last sessions of the last weekend of the last block is complete, taper has officially begun.

If I am honest taper probably began yesterday, the sessions I have been doing since Friday have definitely been lower in volume, but sitting here at the end of my Sunday, the taper suddenly feels more official.

Going forward from here the sessions are noticeably shorter, and typically easier too, there is even a couple less of them. All that should mean that I am not putting myself under as much physical load during the week, as well as getting more sleep. Add it all together and it means that by next weekend I should be feeling well rested and hopefully as fresh as a daisy, or something similar.

As well as tapering beginning, the race is starting to feel more real too. Surprisingly it isn't in a stressful, anxious way, but still with a sense of excitement and anticipation. That feeling of excitement and anticipation is a bit unusual for me and so I have been wondering about where it has been coming from.

I think the answer is a complicated one with a few different factors, but one of those factors is simply that I am feeling much more comfortable as a Perth Triathlete than I have before. I have been racing and training down here for years now, and over that time I have got to know a lot of my fellow triathletes. But there is something about this year, perhaps my circle of acquaintances has reached a critical mass or something, but more than I have previously I am just simply looking forward to getting down to Busselton and catching up with everyone. It sounds like a small thing, and perhaps it is, but it is an important one and it will only become more important once I am out on the course I suspect.

I am sure as the week progresses the nerves will build and the stress and anxiety will bite, but I am not there yet. As things are at the moment I am happy with how my preparations have gone and where I am currently standing in regard to the race. Happy to be excited.

Let the tapering begin.