I've been attempting to do some reasonable 10 day-2 week taper for an upcoming meet. Perhaps this is unusual for a sprinter, but I've found I hate tapering. I'm not terribly good at sticking to a taper plan. I feel more unfit each passing day. I just want to get back to my usual workouts and cross training ...
On top of this general angst, a tri friend told me today that tapering makes you b*tchy. :bitching: I've read this in running books too. Seems somewhat true for me, unfortunately for my family.
Anyone else hate tapering or is it just me?!
Having said this, I'm sure I'll have fun at the meet.
Taper = PMS
Or.... Pre-Meet Syndrome ... But very similar symptoms, I think, to the other kind of PMS... Men, bear this in mind, and you'll have much more sympathy with the women in your life. :D
I have mixed feelings about tapers for running/swimming events. On the one hand, my body's ready for the break... on the other, :mad: grrrr... I want to MOVE!!! But when I do, I think, "aggh... way, way too sluggish!" Did a mile/2000 yard swim a couple days before my 5-miler just easy, but thought, "why is my easy pace so SLOW today?" But I reminded myself that it wasn't race day yet, and my body would respond when the time was right--and it did.
You'll do awesome!
Taper = PMS
Or.... Pre-Meet Syndrome ... But very similar symptoms, I think, to the other kind of PMS... Men, bear this in mind, and you'll have much more sympathy with the women in your life. :D
I have mixed feelings about tapers for running/swimming events. On the one hand, my body's ready for the break... on the other, :mad: grrrr... I want to MOVE!!! But when I do, I think, "aggh... way, way too sluggish!" Did a mile/2000 yard swim a couple days before my 5-miler just easy, but thought, "why is my easy pace so SLOW today?" But I reminded myself that it wasn't race day yet, and my body would respond when the time was right--and it did.
You'll do awesome!
