We identified different types of taper based on a combination of duration (1–4 weeks of decreasing training) and discipline (strict tapers progressively decrease training in the weeks before the marathon, relaxed tapers do not) and we grouped runners based on their taper type to determine the popularity of different types of taper and their associated performance characteristics. Methods: We analyzed the training activities of more than 158,000 recreational marathon runners to define tapers based on a decrease in training volume (weekly distance).
The aim of this study was to analyse the taper strategies of recreational runners to determine whether particular forms of taper were more or less favorable to race-day performance. It helps runners to recover from the stresses of weeks of high-volume, high-intensity training to enhance race-day performance. Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics, University College Dublin, Dublin, Irelandįor marathoners the taper refers to a period of reduced training load in the weeks before race-day.
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