Episode 11 - Marathon tapering

In this episode we discuss effective tapering and freshening up for the marathon as the Melbourne Marathon draws ever nearer. Lisa gets over her niggles only to develop blisters from her new shoes and mash her toes on her longest training run to-date. She records a great time in the wind at the Tan Relays, but ends the week under a dark cloud of fatigue. Brian fails to execute the first session of windsprints in his sharpening block, which results in revisions to his program for the final stages of training and tapering. Meanwhile he gets through the biggest Fartlek Friday of the program and spends close to three hours on feet during his final very long run.

Resources and references discussed in this episode:

Advanced Marathoning (Chapter 5 - Tapering for Peak Marathon Performance) by Pfitzinger and Douglas, Running to the Top by Arthur Lydiard, Hansons Marathon Method by Luke Humphrey. The Physical Performance Show 119: Dick Telford - Aus Distance Running Coach + Sports Scientist. Brian's version 3.0 training program including modifications to taper. What is a MAF test?

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