![]() It has nothing at all to do with “taping,” which is the use of colorful, stretchy strips of tape for stabilization or strains. The term “tapering” is of course English, although it’s used in other languages, and can be translated with something like “reduction” or “sharpening.” In running, “tapering” is the phase prior to the race during which endurance workouts and training load is significantly reduced. Because the body has to recover to be able to call up your highest performance on D-Day. Instead, you should put up your legs more often. ![]() It’s not unusual that big performance breakdowns, exhaustion on race day, or even injuries stem from an overload of intense training all the way up to the end. ![]() In fact, the opposite is true: If you put the pedal to the medal in the final training phase you can do more harm than good. You can’t work wonders in the last few weeks before a big run. Because it’s just too late at that point to make up for any failures or mistakes in a training plan. ![]() And that is precisely one of the biggest mistakes you can make before a long-distance run or an ultra. The result: Despite tired legs and a weary mind, you give it your all in the last few weeks before the race, and train for all you’re worth. Intense training weeks are behind you, and yet you keep asking yourself over and over: “Have I really trained enough?” The worry about not having trained sufficiently is something many runners know all too well. ![]()
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