Yahoo Sports UK: Neil Featherby: Why taper week is the toughest part of marathon training Neil Featherby explains why marathon tapering can feel mentally tougher than training, and how to trust your preparation before race day ... Neil Featherby: Why taper week is the toughest part of marathon training Eastern Daily Press: Mark Armstrong: Marathon taper struggles ahead of Two Oceans Mark Armstrong reflects on marathon tapering, heavy legs and the mental challenge of trusting your training ahead of the Two Oceans Marathon. Runners hate hearing the words, “it’s time to start the taper”.

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But did you know that correctly doing a half marathon taper could improve your race performance by up to 5.6% and your time to fatigue ... WMUR Channel 9 on MSN: Alanna Flood's Boston Marathon blog: Taper time begins WMUR's Alanna Flood has entered taper time after completing one of her final long runs Monday ahead of the 130th Boston Marathon in a few weeks.