Crunch Time
There are really only two things that I excel in related to triathlon. The first is carbo loading--enough said.
The second is the taper---What is the taper?
As you get close to an event , training is dramatically reduced in the hope that your fitness will show up and come along with fresh legs. the first time most triathletes have had fresh legs in about 9 months. So we are just about ready to hit the taper but not before a 13 hour week including a 6 hour bike session attacking the hills and a 2 hour run this weekend.
I could use a taper since this long training is gettint old. If I run a perfect race, I will just be able to finish under 17 hours. If I make any mistakes, no finish. If no finish, back to the drawing board for next year. I do not want to do that---so my crass motivation is to get out of this insane training,
Sunday I rode about 80 miles and then ran for an hour. As the bike nears its end fatigue is so enormous and nothing can make it stop.
The second is the taper---What is the taper?
As you get close to an event , training is dramatically reduced in the hope that your fitness will show up and come along with fresh legs. the first time most triathletes have had fresh legs in about 9 months. So we are just about ready to hit the taper but not before a 13 hour week including a 6 hour bike session attacking the hills and a 2 hour run this weekend.
I could use a taper since this long training is gettint old. If I run a perfect race, I will just be able to finish under 17 hours. If I make any mistakes, no finish. If no finish, back to the drawing board for next year. I do not want to do that---so my crass motivation is to get out of this insane training,
Sunday I rode about 80 miles and then ran for an hour. As the bike nears its end fatigue is so enormous and nothing can make it stop.
posted by BigWaveTom at 8:58 PM
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