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Last week taper advice? (Read 306 times)

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Fanatic #3965

    posted: 10/16/2006 at 11:57 AM
    So next week is my last before my HM on Sun. 10/29. I am planning to run MWF, 75 minutes, 45 minutes, 30 minutes (I generally run at about an 11 minute pace). I'm kind of thinking maybe I should cut that 75 minutes (probably close to 7 miles) back to 60 minutes (5.5 miles or so), or do I need to be that conservative? k

    Kirsten

    '07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

    '13 Goals:

    • DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

    • get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

    • 1st olympic distance duathlon

    • 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

    • Half Fanatic

    • punch Type 1 in the junk

    rockenmamaof5


      posted: 10/16/2006 at 12:23 PM
      Actually your tapering week looks good ( as long as your doing the longest prerace run on Monday. Good luck and make sure you don't push it until race day!

      Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." - Joe Henderson

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      Fanatic #3965

        posted: 10/16/2006 at 12:32 PM
        Quote from rockenmamaof5 on 10/16/2006 at 12:23 PM:
        Good luck and make sure you don't push it until race day!
        I hear that...I have to REALLY concentrate on running as slow as I comfortably can, especially for that last 30 minute run, which will barely get me warmed-up (usually takes 20 minutes before I feel in my groove). k

        Kirsten

        '07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

        '13 Goals:

        • DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

        • get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

        • 1st olympic distance duathlon

        • 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

        • Half Fanatic

        • punch Type 1 in the junk

        lisak


          posted: 10/17/2006 at 5:30 AM
          Good job girl - taper, taper and ENJOY it - your muscles are getting ready!! lisa k
          Cincinnati Flying Pig May 4
          bas


            posted: 10/17/2006 at 4:08 PM
            modified: 10/17/2006 at 4:08 PM
            As you may have read, I had two weeks of (partially forced) tapering leading up to my hm this sunday. Apparently it takes longer for your body to forget how to run... Good luck! bas

            52° 21' North, 4° 52' East

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            Fanatic #3965

              posted: 10/17/2006 at 8:53 PM
              Heh, and I'm sorta slackin' this week, anyhow...damned insomnia and crappy weather! Tongue k

              Kirsten

              '07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

              '13 Goals:

              • DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

              • get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

              • 1st olympic distance duathlon

              • 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

              • Half Fanatic

              • punch Type 1 in the junk

              marcus_g


                posted: 10/18/2006 at 1:08 PM
                Don't worry about tapering too much - I backed off way more the week prior than I planned to and was really glad I did. I felt surprisingly fresh on race day - probably more so than if I'd stuck to my taper plan.

                Go to http://certainintelligence.blogspot.com for my blog.

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                Fanatic #3965

                  posted: 10/18/2006 at 1:31 PM
                  I'm even taking this week easier than I had originally planned...mostly due to weather (I don't much care for running in cold rain) and just plain feeling meh. I got my last long run done this weekend, so now I'm kind of feeling lax about training--which I think is probably healthy. I want to relax in the next 11 days so that I'm rarin' to go on race day! Big grin k

                  Kirsten

                  '07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

                  '13 Goals:

                  • DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

                  • get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

                  • 1st olympic distance duathlon

                  • 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

                  • Half Fanatic

                  • punch Type 1 in the junk

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