This coming Sunday, August 8th, I'm racing in the Smith Point Sprint Triathlon here on Long Island. Since this race is only 5 weeks out from my 'A' race in September I've decided not to taper this week and to train through the race. My reasoning is two-fold. Smith Point is not my main focus at this point in the season and I've had a really good two weeks of training. My taper usually consists of taking the 2-3 days prior to the race off and that would have some negative effects on this training block before the olympic race in September. At the same time, I will still be racing this weekend and taking it very seriously. I've seen huge improvements in my running over the past 2 weeks and I think I can shave a few minutes off my 5k. I also have an open water race swim under my belt and I know how to handle it better now. Even though I'm training through this race, I'm also trying to be smart in my preparation for the race and I have taken down the quantity of my training to a point where it will still help for September but not hurt me for this weekend.
Race report to come...
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