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.
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Sorry, I've been:Lurking:, but enjoying this thread.
How long do you typically taper? For a 70.3 mile race (1.2 mile swim), I may taper 2 weeks and only one week of swimming. For the usual Olympic Distance of 46.2 miles (1500M), I taper a week of Running and biking, the swimming may take a day off.
:confused:
I may not be tapering enough, but my old swim coach said that in Tri's (which is anywhere from 800m to 1.2 miles) you don't taper.
Am I doing it wrong?
Sorry, I've been:Lurking:, but enjoying this thread.
How long do you typically taper? For a 70.3 mile race (1.2 mile swim), I may taper 2 weeks and only one week of swimming. For the usual Olympic Distance of 46.2 miles (1500M), I taper a week of Running and biking, the swimming may take a day off.
:confused:
I may not be tapering enough, but my old swim coach said that in Tri's (which is anywhere from 800m to 1.2 miles) you don't taper.
Am I doing it wrong?
