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.
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, Graham! That's awesome! :bow: :applaud: Take good care of yourself, and you will grow up to be just like Anne! :cheerleader:
P.S. I had to laugh at your comment above concerning a taper: "...only 48 hours out of the water."
When you described your own training program, you were panicking about losing fitness when you missed your lunch swim-- one of three training sessions for the day! :afraid:
Relieved more than anything! I'd have been suicidal if I'd produced a bad swim, after putting in so much hard work.
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, Graham! That's awesome! :bow: :applaud: Take good care of yourself, and you will grow up to be just like Anne! :cheerleader:
P.S. I had to laugh at your comment above concerning a taper: "...only 48 hours out of the water."
When you described your own training program, you were panicking about losing fitness when you missed your lunch swim-- one of three training sessions for the day! :afraid:
