http://www.trainstravels.co.uk/2009/11/25/we-are-officially-in-taper/ Endurance and triathlon training through the eyes of full-time athlete and coach Russell Cox Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:18:34 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.trainstravels.co.uk/2009/11/25/we-are-officially-in-taper/comment-page-1/#comment-699 russ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:22:44 +0000 http://www.trainstravels.co.uk/?p=1316#comment-699 Cheers Roger - congrats on Arizona by the way! Saw your performance there, hope I can emulate it next week! Cheers Roger – congrats on Arizona by the way! Saw your performance there, hope I can emulate it next week!

]]> http://www.trainstravels.co.uk/2009/11/25/we-are-officially-in-taper/comment-page-1/#comment-698 Roger Canham Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:54:07 +0000 http://www.trainstravels.co.uk/?p=1316#comment-698 during my 6 weeks from Kona to IMAZ i did perhaps 80% of my normal volume and intensity for the weeks 2/3/4 then cut back aggresively, more so than usual, and really trainied on feel. if i felt tired i did nothing, if i felt up to it i did what i could until i felt fatigued. the emphasis was on recovery and rest rather than any notion of peaking dont beat yourself up with the numbers, get more rest than you think you need as that will pay back way more than any training effect at this stage - 10 days out there is no training effect, just mental preparation. good luck during my 6 weeks from Kona to IMAZ i did perhaps 80% of my normal volume and intensity for the weeks 2/3/4 then cut back aggresively, more so than usual, and really trainied on feel. if i felt tired i did nothing, if i felt up to it i did what i could until i felt fatigued. the emphasis was on recovery and rest rather than any notion of peaking
dont beat yourself up with the numbers, get more rest than you think you need as that will pay back way more than any training effect at this stage – 10 days out there is no training effect, just mental preparation.
good luck

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