Tapering Day 2

Well after talking with Chris he set me straight on my tapering. Back off and go easy which is what Justin and I did tonight. Justin came over after work and before tearing down his bike we set up the trainers and did an easy 30 minute spin and even though we weren't working hard we still brought on a good sweat. Afterwards I showed Justin how to disassemble his bike and fit it into his bike case nice and securely so the gorilla baggage handlers can't damage it. We put in the appropriate bubble wrap and foam wrap, deflated the wheels and placed them in the case and closed and latched it up. And just in case the latches came undone during transport we put on a ratcheting strap to keep the whole thing together. I helped him carry it down to the front door and then we went back to get the rest of his gear. Now I would have thought that Justin was a pretty sure footed guy. After all the guy has been training for this Half Ironman, has been cycling and running and swimming but apparently he has trouble with stairs. We were carrying the last of his gear down the stairs and next thing I know it looked like he was sliding into second base. He'd grabbed the railing just as he went down and for a few seconds he was just hanging there holding on to the railing with one hand and his gear with the other and not wanting to let go of either. I was pretty sure he was OK and held back a laugh but I couldn't hold back a snicker. Look at it this way Justin, you got any potential crash out of the way and now you're going to rock the race.