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homerunner

2009-06-20 4:03 PM

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Subject: Tapering to peak?

This is my second season of tri's (this one being more focused). I sprint tri's on 7/11 and 7/19. How much and when should i taper? Do i lower frequency, duration, intensity, or workouts. Is it possible to peak for both? If i run about 30 mi, swim about 4500m, and bike about 60 mi a week, what and when do i drop those numbers. And after the races when can i jumpstart my training again for my mid-aug tri's?
-Ne tips would be greatly appreciated.

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protoplasm72

2009-06-21 10:03 AM

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Subject: RE: Tapering to peak?

For sprints I don't taper but for races that I do taper for I follow a non-standard method. I never feel my best right after a down week so my lightest week is 2 weeks before a race and then I start building back up. So the week of my race is not a hard week but it is bigger then the previous week. My taper is in duration of the workouts, so I do less distance. Intensity is the same or higher. I might skip a few workouts if I'm dealing with a nagging injury but if not I keep the frequency the same.

homerunner

2009-06-21 10:47 AM