{"id":70,"date":"1999-09-08T12:00:07","date_gmt":"1999-09-08T20:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mynameiskate.com\/blog\/1999\/09\/08\/triathlon-tapering\/"},"modified":"2007-05-02T17:27:42","modified_gmt":"2007-05-03T01:27:42","slug":"triathlon-tapering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mynameiskate.com\/blog\/1999\/09\/08\/triathlon-tapering\/","title":{"rendered":"Triathlon: Tapering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Current totals:<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\nOther:<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Running<\/td>\n40.7 mi \/ 65.51 K<\/td>\n<\/td>\nHiking<\/td>\n8 mi \/ 12.87 K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Biking<\/td>\n156.5 mi \/ 251.86 K<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCanoeing<\/td>\n40 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swimming<\/td>\n7.4 mi \/ 11.84 K<\/td>\n<\/td>\nSoccer<\/td>\n10 games<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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A Week from the Triathlon<\/h3>\n

 
\nI feel fairly ready for the triathlon at this point. I ran and swam a total of 11.8 and 2.8 miles, respectively, on my trip, and by the end could do the entire distance (both sports) without stopping to rest. My swimming, in particular, improved a lot.
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\nMy brother told me about something athletes do called “tapering.” Apparently, several days before a big event, they start tapering their training down and usually do nothing one or two days before. I was planning to do this anyway, but it was nice to hear it is a legitimate strategy.
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\nUpon returning from my trip, though, I caught a bad cold that has my throat sore and my whole head feeling foggy. I don’t feel up to working out. But this is one of my last few available days to exercise before I have to taper.
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\nAll in all, I feel like I’m ready for the race, so I’ll workout as much as I can the next day or two, then take it easy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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