MFR 152: How to Taper for Goal Races, and What it Can Do for Race Performance
Mojo For Running Podcast
English - September 09, 2021 11:00 - 17 minutes - 23.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 452 ratingsRunning Sports Health & Fitness Fitness halfmarathon marathontraining runcoach runners running runningadvice runningcoach runningmotivation runningpodcast runningtips Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The almighty taper is a thing of beauty. Most experienced runners, and certainly any runner who's trained with a coach, knows about this masterpiece of training theory. No amount or type of training, no training regimen, however well executed, will fulfill its potential unless it ends with the appropriate taper period.
If you're not familiar with the idea of tapering for a goal race, this episode will convince you never to omit this from another training cycle. If you are familiar with tapering, it will be a reminder and refresher of all that is required for the optimal taper.