Oxygenaddict Triathlon Podcast Less is More: The Perfect IRONMAN Taper | Ep 550
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Aug 6, 2025 Mastering the Ironman taper is crucial for race success. The host shares ten essential tips, focusing on reducing training volume while keeping intensity high. Recovery and nutrition take center stage, with advice on carb-loading and maintaining electrolyte balance. Mental preparation is equally important, featuring visualization techniques for resilience. Logistical planning ensures a smooth race day, making every athlete feel confident and ready to perform at their best.
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Purpose Of The Taper
- Shed accumulated fatigue while keeping fitness intact.
- Treat fitness as the gap between your fatigue and race-day ability.
Two-Week Taper For Age Groupers
- Do a two-week taper if you work full-time or have a family.
- Avoid last-minute large workouts because you cannot build meaningful endurance within two weeks and recover.
Keep Intensity, Cut Volume
- Maintain race-intensity efforts but shorten each session markedly.
- Limit daily sessions to 45 minutes in week two and 30 to 20 minutes as race day nears.