Workout or not week before event

Training
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Hi folks, quick question…

Next week will be week 3 of SSB1 LV, next Saturday I have an event, a 70 mile 2400 ft sportive, I have heard of tapers and deloading. Is this something i should consider or just do my 2 one hour workouts.

I’d like to be feeling fresh on the day, haven’t cycled this distance before, previous longest distance is 55 miles.

I’m reasonably well conditioned, used TR a fair bit last year and have now just started up again.

Thanks in advance

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I like to try and do a primer before a race or event. I find they work best if done 24 hours prior to the ride.

That said, I wouldn’t be trying to complete a two hour session and I always keep it below threshold. I do my sprints on the track just before the flag drops.

Hope your event goes well :+1:

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A Monday and Wednesday workout with Thursday + Friday off should be plenty. If you wanted to take Wednesday off, you wouldn’t want to move that workout to Tuesday, but instead replace it with a light workout.