yeah! you made it to taper time!
For the marathon I did last weekend, I did a two wk taper instead of 3 wks like I did when I ran Seattle R&R last summer. so the Saturday before the marathon, I ran 8 miles and the saturday prior to that I ran my last 20 mile run.
Here was my running schedule the week prior:
5.3, 5.0, 8.0, 5.0 and then the week of the marathon, I ran 3.5, 4.5, rest day, then marathon day.
As far as hydration goes, that's really an experiment of one. Some people sweat more, therefore, need more. some people might not have hydrated much the days leading up to the marathon, and need to take in more. Are you flying in the day prior to the marathon, or a few days before? Because flying can dehydrate you, you'll want to make sure and drink plenty .
since you've been doing your training in heat/humidity, Seattle will feel nice and cool to you, which means you might not feel like you need to take in as much liquid, which is another danger to watch out for. I think it's a good habit to take in some water/whatever they are serving (cytomax I think?) at each aid station - even if you just need a quick sip.
I prefer to use gel blasts on the course. I used those exclusively at Newport last weekend. I didn't take in any Gu's or other nutrition. It works for me, but that's what I practiced on with training runs, so I knew it was the right thing for me. Seattle will hand out a couple of Gu's along the course, so if those work, then take them. Make sure you take in something at around mile 20, even if you don't feel like you need it. I have heard of too many people say they were so tired of consuming either Gu or sport beans, or whatever they were taking and figured once they made it to mile 20, they were almost there and then skip taking in anything. wrong choice. The key is to take in nutrition before you feel like you need it so you can keep going at a nice steady pace.
Best of luck in your taper. This is the time to let your muscles rest and recovery from the long runs you've been doing. I would not do more than 8-10 next Saturday, preferably about 8. But that's me and it's how I approched this last training cycle. It worked for me.
Can't wait to hear about your marathon!
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