Hi guys:
I am entering El Tour de Tucson for the first time this year. It's 109 miles (a distance I've not done before). I had a decent base but I've been training specifically for El Tour for about seven weeks (and mostly eating right and resting properly), and I want to give myself the best chance I can at a personal goal I set of 5hrs 30 mins.
What is the best way to taper off the riding and training in the five days leading up to a big event? Do you guys just not ride at all? Do you do a normal week at normal distances and intensities and take only the day or two off before the event? DO you ride recovery-pace rides all week?
I'm thinking that I need to keep to my normal weekly routine but shorten the distances and do half the intervals/sprints/climbing repeats with a recovery ride on Thursday and nothing the day before El Tour (Saturday, November 21) but I put a lot of effort into getting as ready as I can and I'd love to hear the best approaches to tapering for a big event.
Thanks in advance for any response.
I am entering El Tour de Tucson for the first time this year. It's 109 miles (a distance I've not done before). I had a decent base but I've been training specifically for El Tour for about seven weeks (and mostly eating right and resting properly), and I want to give myself the best chance I can at a personal goal I set of 5hrs 30 mins.
What is the best way to taper off the riding and training in the five days leading up to a big event? Do you guys just not ride at all? Do you do a normal week at normal distances and intensities and take only the day or two off before the event? DO you ride recovery-pace rides all week?
I'm thinking that I need to keep to my normal weekly routine but shorten the distances and do half the intervals/sprints/climbing repeats with a recovery ride on Thursday and nothing the day before El Tour (Saturday, November 21) but I put a lot of effort into getting as ready as I can and I'd love to hear the best approaches to tapering for a big event.
Thanks in advance for any response.