
s2/e28: The Taper with Coach Elisabeth
The Running Explained Podcast
Longer, Disciplined Tapers Improve Marathon Performance
For a marathon, your taper period is typically two to three leaks long. Runners who followed the strict taper had faster results than runners who either didn't taper, or who had what's called a relaxed taper. The researchers controlled for genderan ability write,. so we equalize all the results and take out the effect that gender might have on finish time.
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