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<big>'''''Only run at race pace or faster during the taper period'''''</big>
 
<big>'''''Only run at race pace or faster during the taper period'''''</big>
 
   
 
   
Everything else flows from this - [[Practical Tapering]] [[Tapering 101]] & [[Tapering Tips]]
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Everything else flows from this - [[Practical Tapering]], [[The Science of Tapering]] & [[Tapering Tips]]
 
   
 
   
 
Tapering is all about recovering and healing. The benefits of longer, slower running to build endurance will not be realized within the taper period. It's okay to do a warm up at a slower pace, or to take walking breaks between intervals.
 
Tapering is all about recovering and healing. The benefits of longer, slower running to build endurance will not be realized within the taper period. It's okay to do a warm up at a slower pace, or to take walking breaks between intervals.

Revision as of 07:56, 3 December 2012

My golden rule of tapering...


Only run at race pace or faster during the taper period

Everything else flows from this - Practical Tapering, The Science of Tapering & Tapering Tips

Tapering is all about recovering and healing. The benefits of longer, slower running to build endurance will not be realized within the taper period. It's okay to do a warm up at a slower pace, or to take walking breaks between intervals.