Taper for HIM
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Sandman posted 1 year ago.
It ususally depends on the amount of underlying fatigue but I think one and a half to 2 weeks should give you a decent amount of recovery to perform well over the HIM if it is an "A" race.:)
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Jstyle posted 1 year ago.
2 weeks is the norm... think 75% distance on week 2 and 50% on week 1...
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skinautique80 posted 1 year ago.
so what about intensity during the decreased workload?
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Jstyle posted 1 year ago.
high intesity... The idea is to keep the blade sharp but to make sure you are fresh. If you have like a 60 minute run then 10 warm up and 10 cool down. Give it an RPE 7 or so on the 40 minute excersize part. Of course this is only an example just think about the numbers and apply this to any amount of time. For a 30 min run 5min w/u 5 min c/d and 20 min excersize. You get the idea.
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skinautique80 posted 1 year ago.
thanks bro. my race is in June (2nd). tomorrow is 8 weeks out. i've got big plans. later!
What do you guys typically do for a Half Iron taper. How far out do you start? what is the workload?