A Race
The most important race of your season, where you aim for a Personal Best and fully taper.
The "A" Goal
Your A Race is the one circle on the calendar that matters. Your entire training block, nutrition plan, and taper are designed to peak on this specific day. You go all in.
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B Race
A secondary race used for training or testing fitness, run at a hard effort but without a full taper.
C Race
A low-priority race done purely for fun or as a supported long run, with no specific time goal.
Taper
The strategic reduction of training volume before a big race to allow your body to fully recover and peak on race day.
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