On many occations I’ve done back-to-back races over a wkend and almost every time my second race is always faster. Anyone care to figure out why this is? Simular experiences?
Having accepted this phenomenon, I have changed my taper strategy to include a light workout 2 days before a race, and a good, full-up workout the day before the event.
eric
I ask this question with respect, but are you really going all-out in the firts race? Knowing that you have a second hard effort planned, are you possibly holding back a bit on in the first race.
On a physiological note there is lab reaserch showing that short, hard, high-intensity efforts in the final week of tapering amounting to only a couple hours of training for the whole week, siginificantly elevate key physiological parameters and improve performance.
Because you are going slower in your first race (basic physics.)
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