I can't say how much I enjoy the tapering period before my 8K on Saturday. It's great to have energy before my runs, it's great to feel that doing my 5 mile tempo run is no problem. Training did work after all. I think I'm in a pretty good shape. I'm going to rip the pavement on Saturday.

Too bad, it will almost surely rain. My age group is 30-39, so I don't think I have a chance to win anything. 36 minutes would be terrific time - I'm not sure I'm able to do it. 40 minutes is my minimum requirement.