tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332245720340071956.post7540059666905493662..comments2023-06-19T03:50:04.774-05:00Comments on The Tundra Transition Zone: Taper Help!Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13808061318464018906noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332245720340071956.post-20774831661381220272009-07-22T08:57:15.604-05:002009-07-22T08:57:15.604-05:00One week is not enough for anything, especially a ...One week is not enough for anything, especially a taper. One week is a rest week. You don't really have enough time to do a complete taper for a race that is 3weeks away, but you can get close. I will email you a taper plan. One reason a one week taper is too short is that anything within about two weeks of your target race will NOT improve performance--it will only maintain what you already have--which is very important. So, two weeks out, any hard or excessively long will only wear you down. Aerobic & strength benefits of training will will not appear till after the race. Skills can always be improved though.Mariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396791347608176507noreply@blogger.com