Episode #58: The Taper + Post Race Recovery

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Episode #58: The Taper + Post Race Recovery

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Jan 21, 2018

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Taper madness is a thing, no matter how experienced you are. We break down tips on the taper phase as well as discuss post-race recovery for both the full marathon and half marathon. As bonus content for the intro, we have a full Houston recap including talking about Chris's Houston Marathon result. Did he get the PR he wanted?!?

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Jan 21, 2018

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