# Subbing taper week for recovery week

**URL:** <https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/subbing-taper-week-for-recovery-week/13998>\
**Category:** Training\
**Created:** [March 29, 2019, 1:01pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/subbing-taper-week-for-recovery-week/13998 "2019-03-29T13:01:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![wesleyt3306](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/wesleyt3306/32/7721_2.png) [@wesleyt3306](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/wesleyt3306)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 1:01pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/subbing-taper-week-for-recovery-week/13998/1 "2019-03-29T13:01:39Z")

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I have an event coming up in a couple of weeks that will fall at the end of build phase for me. Does anyone have any experience changing the rest week to a taper week? I have heard of people doing a mini taper, not sure how to do that though, any experience on that would be appreciated as well.

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**Author:** ![jacknipper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/jacknipper/32/9522_2.png) [@jacknipper](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/jacknipper)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 1:08pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/subbing-taper-week-for-recovery-week/13998/2 "2019-03-29T13:08:28Z")

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I already asked the same here [Planned recovery week is the same before race](https://www.trainerroad.com/forumt/planned-recovery-week-is-the-same-before-race/11814)  
hope it could help you the same

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**Author:** ![wesleyt3306](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/wesleyt3306/32/7721_2.png) [@wesleyt3306](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/wesleyt3306)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/subbing-taper-week-for-recovery-week/13998/3 "2019-03-29T13:33:05Z")

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Thanks!

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**Author:** ![WTriathlete](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/wtriathlete/32/16462_2.png) [@WTriathlete](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/WTriathlete)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2019, 2:53pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/subbing-taper-week-for-recovery-week/13998/4 "2019-03-29T14:53:16Z")

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I would look at the specialty plans, pick one with workouts similar to those in your build plan and just swap out your rest week for week 8 of the specialty.

That way you’ll use a properly planned taper which stresses similar systems to your build plan.