Fitness
Triathlon Race Week Taper Volume Cut
Triathlon race week taper volume cut drops swim bike and run duration forty to sixty percent while keeping short race-pace touches—volume falls, sharpness stays, panic long sessions do not.
Triathlon race week taper volume cut reduces swim bike and run duration forty to sixty percent in the final seven to ten days before an A race while keeping short race-pace touches—one twenty-minute swim with six fast fiftys, a ninety-minute bike with three five-minute race-power blocks, a thirty-minute run with four one-minute strides. Volume drops; intensity stays neuromuscularly sharp without fatigue deposits.
Resist panic long rides that steal glycogen and sleep. Travel and expo time count as stress—protect rest.
Common questions
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How much should triathletes cut volume race week?
Often forty to sixty percent over seven to ten days before an A race, with brief race-pace reps in each discipline. Skip panic long sessions—they add fatigue without sharpening fitness.
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