My tapering phase started last week. Three key units were on the agenda. In short, pairing at the pace of competition. Wednesday and Friday also worked out great, only yesterday I had a flat tire and afterwards I was so cold when I got home that I didn't do anything. I filled the time between the important units with swimming, also at a brisk pace.
Many equate tapering with relaxation. Unfortunately, it's not that simple. Depending on how much you train, the longer you have to taper. Assuming there are people who train for 40 hours a week, they are allowed to tread for up to four weeks. Our kind with 10-20 hours / week, two weeks are sufficient there, with the lower limit also one week. If you should just rest, you will be completely recovered, but you will also lose shape! Therefore, you generally reduce the scope, but keep the intensity or increase it again slightly. Especially in the first of two weeks of tapering you should “provoke” a tapering of the shape again, and then “rest” in the following week.
Advanced users can also do a Saltin diet from Tuesday to Thursday evening, which I only go through in a moderate form, and then start glycogen storage from Thursday evening. Depending on what type of guy you are, that will bring you 15-45min extra (your own) fuel for the day of the competition. Not a lot, you might think, but in combination with the gels and drinks added, that makes a decent amount.
Dorian at the Ironman Klagenfurt
The absence of the new world record yesterday at Ironman Austria (Marino Vanhoenacker in 07:45:55) was completed by my sports colleague Dorian Wagner from Allersberg his first Ironman in 8:37 hours. At this point, once again congratulations on the performance, all hats off!
skin in!
krelli
Well then I wish you good luck with your plans for Roth, Dorian has given you a good time 😉
I have been tapering since last week and it's time for Roth to start!