Subject: RE: Tapering/Recovering under Barry P's 3:2:1 Run Program For my long run, i typically just reduce volume by about 30-40% the weekend prior, and then ease back on the medium length about 50% . I keep the short runs until Wed prior and give myself a break from running on Thu and Fri before the race. I figure that the run usually is the portion which takes the most for my body to recover from, so I am pretty liberal about my taper for the run. I can swim and bike (relatively easy) until Thu then fri is a complete rest day prior to a race weekend (if the race is Saturday). After a race, I start ramping the next weekend. The week after, I'm playing it by ear. Usually swim easy on Monday, start biking and a short easy run after, then start getting back on track on Wed. I'll adjust volume/intensity that week if I still don't feel recovered from the race. Not a big fan of really rigid plans so this may sound a bit vague but it's worked well for me. Edited by m2tx 2011-07-27 3:52 PM
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