My first taper as a masters swimmer will be for Nationals. In my youth, I always had huge drops after tapering for a big meet, but that was 25 years ago and frankly, I can't remember how it was done. In addition, those tapers were after 70,000 yards/week. Now I'm only doing 20-25,000 yards/week.
Any suggestions?
I agree with Craig and Kirk. I taper for a couple weeks. My typical weekly training yardage is between 12 and 15k. During taper I do about 8k weekly and I don't phase into it like Kirk, but everyone knows what works for them. I think I need the taper at least as much as I did when I was younger even though the yardage isn't anything close. I try to get a bit more sleep as well. Have a great taper.
Tim
I agree with Craig and Kirk. I taper for a couple weeks. My typical weekly training yardage is between 12 and 15k. During taper I do about 8k weekly and I don't phase into it like Kirk, but everyone knows what works for them. I think I need the taper at least as much as I did when I was younger even though the yardage isn't anything close. I try to get a bit more sleep as well. Have a great taper.
Tim
