Ria de Ferrol Half Marathon

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Hello Baggie, fancy meeting you on here. I've signed up for Lugo aswell, shame you couldn't make it for Ferrol.

This is just a quick post while I have breakfast.

Why is it that when one reduces the amount of training in a taper, the twinges begin?There must be a scientific explaination for it. It's all mental I know, but I'm sure that it's the same for most, if not all runners. This week I have run a fast 40 minutes on Tuesday, a fartlek on Wednesday and another on Friday. All in all we are not talking more than 20km.

The twinges have appeared intermittently in both calves, one knee and both ankles. I know there is nothing wrong, and I'm not on the road to injury. It's all down to pre-race nerves. But I really would like to see someone doing research into this. We all know that running, especially racing is more about the mind than the body, but what exactly is the mind trying to tell the body during a taper?

I shall ponder this as I try to warm up this morning. Looks like a good day for racing, sunny, cold with little wind.