I have finished two marathons, and found that a 4 week taper left me a little unfocused come race time. Has anyone played around with different taper lengths? Any hints/suggestions you can give me?
Chuck
(home of my running blog)
Chuck
(home of my running blog)
Every one is different and will react to the taper in different ways. My personal experience, and it is only that, is that a 2 week taper is perfect. I couldn't imagine a 4 week taper; I'd go nuts.
I start to slowly taper 3 weeks before.
I find 3 weeks to be perfect for me
How can you know it's perfect if you've only run one marathon? I don't mean to knock Tim here (I know 3 weeks worked well for him - I saw his time. 8O ), but I think it's going to be one of those things where you figure it out by trying different things. If you have a hunch that something might work better, give it a shot.
true dat!
Thanks for the information. I am trying out a two week taper this time. Wish me luck!
Chuck
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