Photo courtesy of Margo Kidd
As training has carried on from the beginning of summer to the end, we gained and then lost hours of sunlight in each day.
A run starting at 5am welcomed a sunrise shortly after it's start in June.
A run finishing by 7am in September sees the sunrise in it's last few moments.
Changing seasons have played a part in cooler temperatures.
The very necessary morning run is now more of a novelty.
Last weekend, following our 20 mile run, we began to taper.
The theory behind tapering is you trim back on mileage to allow your body to recover from the intense part of training and rebuild stronger for peak performance on race day.
Long run distances are cut in half. No more 9 or 10 mile midweek runs.
At this time, after work and lunchtime run sessions return.
It's the calm before the storm. A calm with less light and less running.
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