Taper week... sucks

[KSH]

Bluetree... I LOVE the picture of that... animal beastly thing.

Suzie... swimming is a rest day for me.

Seriously though, for me, it's all about having a day where I don't pack workout gear, get sweaty, etc. I am suppose to swim Fri in the AM... but I'm skipping. I have to train (I'm a software trainer/Training Supervisor for an EDI company) people for 6 solid hours and it takes a lot out of me. Work comes first.

[Wahine]

Experienced triathletes actually recover faster with a Z1 workout than with a complete day off. As long as what we are talking about is recovering from training, (not illness or injury). So a lot of programs don't schedule days off every week. On my "On" weeks, my easiest day consists of a Z2 30 min ride and a Z1 swim for 30 min. On my rest weeks, I take one whole day off. Yippeeeee.

Having said that, life has a way of interfering with training plans and I often have to take a day off to catch up with other things. So I'd guess that I average 2.5 days off per month.

Triathletes with less experience recover more quickly with days of complete rest.

Edited to add: Thanks for the link RnR. Very interesting.

[rocknrollgirl]

Oh and don't forget the old....elderly triathletes get to have complete days off too...ha ha ha.....

[Bluetree]

Bluetree... I LOVE the picture of that... animal beastly thing.

Karen, that's a Taper! er... Tapir. Close enuff.