Seven days out to race morning, counted back from the start.
Registration hours and check-in times are set by the event, and change year to year. Your athlete guide is the one that counts.
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7 essential left
7 days out
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Everything that still has time to go wrong, while there is still time to fix it.
3 days out
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Nothing new from here. This is the week for confirming, not for improving.
The day before
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A long day of small errands. Do them in an order you decided in advance.
Race morning
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If the week went well, this is only a list of things to pick up.
Racing soon?
Find your race and see what Taperly already knows about it.
Questions people actually ask
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What should I actually do in race week?
Less than you think, and earlier than you think. Nothing you train in the last seven days makes you fitter on the day, but plenty of it can make you slower. The week is for confirming: the guide, the bike, the travel, the nutrition you already tested, and the logistics of getting a bike and four bags to the right place at the right hour.
When does the bike have to be checked in?
It depends on the race, and this is the thing people most often get wrong. Many long-distance events take the bike the day before and close transition in the early evening; plenty of shorter races let you rack on the morning. The hour is printed in the athlete guide and it moves from year to year, so check this season's rather than remembering last season's.
Should I train in race week?
Keep moving, keep it short and keep it easy. The point of the taper is to arrive fresh, and the two classic mistakes are a panic session that leaves you tired and doing nothing at all, which leaves you flat. Neither is on this list because it is your coach's call, not ours.
Does this work for a sprint?
Yes. Pick your distance and anything that only exists at long distance disappears. What remains is marked essential, advised or tip. Essential means the sport broadly agrees you are not starting without it, not that it is a rule: the rules come from your race.
Do my ticks save?
In your browser, on this device, with no account and nothing sent anywhere. Clear your browser data and they go. For a list that survives a new phone and knows your actual race dates, that is what the app is for.
