So we're now less than 2 weeks to the MCM and I'm "tapering", though I don't really know what that means. I've certainly cut back on the long runs -- last week was 16, 12 this week and only a 7-mile "long run" the final week. Plus some other light-weight runs. I ran 5 last evening and although I was taking it easy, I still ran it at faster than "marathon" pace. After the long slogs, these almost don't seem like they're worth getting sweaty for!

I'm a bit confused on what I'm supposed to do on these  non-long runs.   An article in Runners World talks about shortening the taper and keeping up the intensity. Other things I've read seem to contradict this and push for a bigger slow-down.

So, mostly I'm just listening to what my muscles and joints -- if they ache, I slow down. And I guess I'm trying to force myself to run all my runs at my turtle-target pace of 10:30-11/mile. No more speed work. Hope that's right -- we'll see in 12 days!