Those ones are funny! Especially trying to explain why you're back so soon!Originally Posted by IainR
Interesting (old) thread, I agree with Iain's comment on only properly tapering for a handful of races each year, most 'races' really being hard training sessions.
Also the tongue-in-cheek I tried a rest day and it didn't work!, lol! Early in 2010 I analysed my recovery very closely following races. Then, if I didn't take a day off after a race it really impeded my recovery. And I would usually end up taking a rest day later instead. Recovery's such a strange thing though, different each time.
(FYI: time it took me in 2010 to get back to same form: 4 days+ for a short, 9-10 days for a medium, assuming I stuck to solid training after one day off; quicker recovery might be possible with more days off, but as Iain also mentioned, this will have a negative effect long-term).
Things seem to have changed, especially last year, as I only need days off after the big (important) races. In fact, my day-after training performances tend to be quite good.
ps I took three days off after setting the Flower Scar record last year (wired on coffee) and now they've gone and changed the course on me! Legs were like jelly...
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