2 Week Marathon Taper...

ip(FeS2)

This year RW training plans were recommending a 2 week taper instead of the "normal" 3.-

I'm carrying an achillies injury, and have been told to put my last long run back a week to give it the best chance of recovery, but "normally" the last long run is 3 weeks out not 2 and I'd love to hear from people who've tried both.

Thanks,
Lindy.

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I used my normal 3 week taper . I wouldn't do a 20 miler 2 weeks before the race. I do not believe that there would be any training value of that last long run.
I wanted to be fresher on race day at FLM 2004.
Did me no harm , I ran 2hrs 57 mins 35 secs.