A TAPERING SECRET
THIS BEARS REPEATING, not because you don't intuitively know it, but that it's easy to unconsciously forget. I have tried to verbalize it many times...
... the last 7-10 days before the A race is all mental.
Here's what I mean.
There's no amount of training that's going to make a significant difference.
That part of the prep is done.
If anything, most of us do too much during that final week.
I'm not just talking about backing the training way down.
Our busyness is still in full motion...
- work
- family
- volunteering
... and those activities require, and deserve, energy.
I'm not saying neglect them year round,
I am saying put as much of it as possible on pause.
Life needs to be backed way down to taper properly.
Take a day or three off of work,
get the family squared away,
pass on all else,
if possible.
It's the A race,
it's not like this is happening every weekend.
Doing whatever we can to reduce our mental energy...
... is huge.
WARNING!
shameless plug is being inserted
That, for me, is the biggest benefit of the RaceDay Bag...
... it drastically reduces the stress of packing for the A race.
Same goes for the Travel Bag.
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8 hrs
Rip On RaceDay Circuits
10 minutes recovery
90 minutes reading + Journaling