Firstly, apologies if this has been brought up before. I'm sure it must have been covered at some time over the years.
I'm in the 70-74 year age group, and on October 28th I'll be swimming a 1500m freestyle, and hoping for a good time. I'm training twice a day, covering between 7,500m and 9,000m daily.
The question is - How long should I allow for the taper? I feel as though I could train right up to the event. Do you think a short taper of about 3 days would be sufficient, or does it need to be longer. I'd be keen to hear how you would approach this.
Thanks
Relieved more than anything! I'd have been suicidal if I'd produced a bad swim, after putting in so much hard work.
This seems to be a common theme in successful athletes. I think it was the tennis player Jimmy Conners who said, "I don't mind winning, but I cant stand losing."
I managed to get the European record yesterday for the 1500m 70-74 age group with a time of 22:04.91. The previous record was 22:08.97. Thanks for all the advice given here. Much appreciated. I can now cut back for a while, and live sensibly again.
Congratulations! A well earned break, made all the more satisfying by coming up on the right side of the record.
Relieved more than anything! I'd have been suicidal if I'd produced a bad swim, after putting in so much hard work.
This seems to be a common theme in successful athletes. I think it was the tennis player Jimmy Conners who said, "I don't mind winning, but I cant stand losing."
I managed to get the European record yesterday for the 1500m 70-74 age group with a time of 22:04.91. The previous record was 22:08.97. Thanks for all the advice given here. Much appreciated. I can now cut back for a while, and live sensibly again.
Congratulations! A well earned break, made all the more satisfying by coming up on the right side of the record.
