Today’s talk will be about the ever difficult taper; however
before I get to there I should talk about today. The 25th of April
holds a special place in all New Zealander’s and Australian’s heart's as it is
ANZAC day, the anniversary of the disastrous landing at Gallipoli. A time to
reflect the sacrifices of all the men and women who ever sacrificed themselves
to help keep this glorious country free. Thank you.
The taper is notoriously difficult to master, yet absolutely
critical to running at your best. In the past I never ran enough km’s per week
to actually be worth it, so I’m giving it the best go I can at the moment to
run the best I can at the Great Train Race. Apparently you’re meant to run 25%
of the km’s you would usually run during your usual training week, but in my
case as the race is only 13.5km I’m cutting back the distance just so I feel
mentally refreshed. As my average km’s per week is 40km I’m only meant to run
10km. I’ve already ran 10km today and am feeling great, I reckon as long as I
don’t run further than that and run at a medium intensity instead of what feels
like a high intensity I should be good to run at my best. So my question to all
of you is, at what distance race would you taper for? Only for a marathon distance? Or any distance? I have no idea, hence the 'Novice' in my blog title.
The TRN
