It is time to taper

The time has finally come to start tapering our training in preparation for August 27. Last weekend was our last major training weekend which I celebrated by doing the Marin Century. This is a fabulous 105 mile ride around Marin which starts in San Raphael and heads north out to the coast and back via Petaluma. Although it is a beautiful ride, it is also one of the hilliest rides that I have done for a while taking in such classics as the Marshall Wall. The ride is well supported, and ends with a well stocked barbe that even had Hagan Das ice cream bars! If you didn't know already, ice cream has become my essential recovery food after a big ride.
On Sunday, I joined some of the team for a couple of laps of Aquatic Park, and a 10 mile run which I did with Susie.
Monday was a rest day and the start of week 1 of our 3 week taper. The first week doesn't seem much easier than usual but things start to look noticably lighter as time goes on. By the end of the taper, I am hoping that I will be energised and ready to go. However, I had better go easy on the ice cream or I may not be able to get off the couch.