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Mark Allen discusses how to approach the taper before an ironman Triathlon Race

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0:17 - Four Week Taper is Ideal for IM Triathlon

0:41 - How to taper for the run

1:05 - How to taper for the bike

1:29 - How to manage stress before race week.

2:01 - When you should travel to your ironman race

2:26 - Raceweek workouts

3:00 - Managing sleep before the race

3:30 - The day before the race workouts

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Getting ready for an ironman triathlon race - to perform at your peak potential - requires planning and flawless execution. 6 Time Ironman world champion discusses how he does race preparation with his athletes based on his own experience and coaching hundreds of athletes.

This is a short clip from the Endurance Films Art & Science Series -- The Art & Science Series is a joint production with USAT and Endurance Films to provide coaching education materials for Triathlon Coaches. Each Lecture series is worth 12 Triathlon Coaching CEUs.  

This lecture is from Art & Science Volume 2 -> http://endurancefilms.com/store/USAT-2010-Art-and-Science-of-Triathlon-SERIES-2-CEU-EXAM.html