A good lead-in to race week taper. Not as heavy a load planned as last week, but hit most of the targets except Tuesday (Tuesday was a late night at work – past midnight, so slept in on Wednesday). The weekend block was good and finished with an outdoor ride after swapping cassettes on my wheels.

The keys to this taper week are:

1. Do all the sessions as planned. Don’t lose momentum.
2. Pack the bike safely (and preferably in advance – not waiting till Thursday morning)
3. Make sure the swim sessions, in particular, are done as planned. “Water-feel” is very important for me.

On to the next week.