Tapering for the Romsey 5

The Romsey 5 is one of my favourite road races of the season, not just because it's local. It marks the transition for me from mainly endurance training to more speed based work. I use it as a marker for what sort of shape I'm in and then adjust the training accordingly for the next phase. All my endurance work is designed to give me a strong base ready for the more explosive work in the next few months.

Because it's one of my key runs I treat it like a proper race. Building up to it with specific training for 5 miles, then tapering down in the last week.
This week has been deliberately light. I skipped the heavy gym session on Wednesday and then did a couple of slow 4 to 5 mile runs on Thursday and Friday evening.
This morning I swapped the usual club run for 40 minutes of yoga. My heart rate has dropped down below 50 so it's just a matter of loading up on pasta tonight, then getting a good nights sleep in preparation.
Ian and I cranked out sub 33 last week in a trial run. My goal is to go sub 31 tomorrow. This will mean averaging about 6.10 each mile. The key will be the first two miles. I'll aim to be dragged along to the first mile marker in under 6 mins, then get to 2 miles on 12. Mile 3 is tough, so target is over 18, but then aim to make it up in the last 2 which are either down hill or flat miles.