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Oct 2013
8:31pm, 21 Oct 2013
7,668 posts
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Derby Tup
Never underestimate the anti-inflammatory properties of well-hopped ale 
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Oct 2013
8:36pm, 21 Oct 2013
199 posts
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Clatters
NOW you guys are talking. One tanker-load of Guinness has been ordered !
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Oct 2013
8:36pm, 21 Oct 2013
7,899 posts
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Caterpillar
How much fitness is it possible to lose by aggressive tapering? I'm guessing - zero. 
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Oct 2013
8:52pm, 21 Oct 2013
1,336 posts
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wiener dog
5 days is not going to lose you anything - I had a similar sort of lay off the week before a race 2 years ago I think the extra days off did more good than harm.
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Oct 2013
9:06pm, 21 Oct 2013
200 posts
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Clatters
Your words of encouragement and inspiration, coupled with your excellent hydration recommendations has spurred me on to sit back and do bugger all until I go get me a PB on Sunday !
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Oct 2013
9:09pm, 21 Oct 2013
7,670 posts
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Derby Tup
I guess your next year's GSR training schedule might have a slightly different final week if you have a good run at the weekend
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Oct 2013
9:36pm, 21 Oct 2013
201 posts
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Clatters
You bet Derby !
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Oct 2013
9:42pm, 21 Oct 2013
7,617 posts
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Dvorak
Indeed weiner dog - before my last HM I had four days where I could not train at all and achieved my best time for 2.5 years. I'm sure the rest was quite a help (though I wouldn't recommend the reason *why* I had the rest.)
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Oct 2013
9:51pm, 21 Oct 2013
7,671 posts
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Derby Tup
I did Edinburgh marathon in 2006 and didn't really understand the concept of tapering. I had three pints on Thursday, two pints on Friday and just one on the Saturday night before Sunday race. Seemed to work okay
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Oct 2013
6:44pm, 27 Oct 2013
211 posts
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Clatters
Ladies and gents ..... As promised, I am reporting back after my week 'off' and the great South Run today.
I heeded all your advice and rested, but did a 2 mile very gentle jog yesterday just to check my knee was OK to run on. So today was race day, and I set off too quick which meant after about 6 miles I let my head drop and actually walked 3 times between 6 and 9 miles. BUT then, despite the howling in-yer-face wind, I looked at my Garmin and realised that although my goal of sub 1:15 was gone, I could still bag a PB, so I sorted my head out, took a deep breath and powered through the finish line at 1:16:16 - a PB by 20 seconds. Not bad considering the walking and the wind .....
Guinness has helped this afternoon, as has a Chelsea victory ! Thanks for all your advice last week ..... Clatters !
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