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167. The Ultimate Taper Episode with Author Alex Hutchinson

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Is There Any Science to Maintaining the Frequency of Our Running?

Roxanne Jones: I'm unaware of any science that says which approach is better. But from my coaching experience and my personal experience as a runner, I feel like reducing the amount that you're running but maintaining the frequency. If you go from running six days a week to three days a week, you are yanking yourself out of the normal rhythm of training that you're in," she said. "I think maybe the hardest part of the taper is getting to the line"

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