02/25/2026
Race week messes with your head more than your legs.
Your runs feel flat.
You start second-guessing your training.
You wonder if you “lost fitness.”
You didn’t.
Taper isn’t about gaining fitness.
It’s about absorbing it.
This week your job is simple:
• Stay fresh
• Sleep more than you scroll
• Keep runs short + sharp
• Do nothing new
• Trust the work you’ve already done
Fitness doesn’t disappear in 7 days.
But confidence can — if you let it.
If you’re racing soon, save this and send it to your running partner who’s overthinking everything right now.
And if something feels off heading into race week, that’s what we’re here for.
— Paradigm Performance Therapy
Helping runners stay healthy and perform at their best.