#202 - The Magic and Mystery of the Taper
Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast
Mike Tarrolly
4.8 • 739 Ratings
🗓️ 27 September 2018
⏱️ 57 minutes
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The Magic and Mystery of the Taper
It's late in the season and many of us on in or close to taper. Tapering has this sort of "we're done" image, but that's really the furthest thing from the truth. Done right, the taper can produce amazing results on race day. It's all about sharpening the sword, but not using it.
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• The Magic and Mystery of The Taper
• Sharpen the Sword, Just Don't Use It
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| 0:00.0 | man you were quick on that trigger quick |
| 0:14.1 | today good morning i'm in podcast peak phase i yeah so i So I, yep, I am quick to the trigger. |
| 0:22.9 | Ready to roll. |
| 0:24.7 | September 26th. |
| 0:26.3 | It's a Wednesday. |
| 0:27.3 | Another rainy Wednesday. |
| 0:29.7 | Here in Nashville, Adel, Seattle's sister, where it's been raining for basically |
| 0:34.2 | four days straight. |
| 0:36.8 | But hey, this is episode 202. |
| 0:42.3 | 202 of the Crushing Iron Triathlon podcast, and we appreciate you joining us today. |
| 0:48.6 | My name is Mike, and we're here with Coach Robbie. |
| 0:52.3 | Yeah. |
| 0:52.9 | I'm drinking a green smoothie in my crushing iron spectator shirt. |
| 0:58.0 | Oh, gosh. |
| 0:59.0 | You have a picture of Rich Roll on the counter? |
| 1:01.4 | I'm just, no, but I'm drawing my ice bath as we speak. |
| 1:05.7 | Oh, gosh. |
| 1:08.1 | Oh, I thought I would start off by pushing a couple buttons there. |
| 1:12.2 | Did you have chocolate milk this morning? |
| 1:15.3 | Oh, no, I haven't. |
| 1:17.5 | I'm actually kind of moving away from dairy in general. |
| 1:23.1 | Are you now? |
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