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.
Well, I've started another one. I'm already dreading it. I still hate to taper, even though it seemed to work decently well last August. I'm beat up from a lot of speedwork, so I'm going to cut back more this time and stay >2000 with easy swimming, drills and only a few sprints. I should be climbing the walls soon ... or rolling down the hallway from the weight gain. :lmao:
Well, I've started another one. I'm already dreading it. I still hate to taper, even though it seemed to work decently well last August. I'm beat up from a lot of speedwork, so I'm going to cut back more this time and stay >2000 with easy swimming, drills and only a few sprints. I should be climbing the walls soon ... or rolling down the hallway from the weight gain. :lmao:
