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Taper Planner

A 1–3 week taper that sheds fatigue without losing fitness.

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Gemini

Clear structured plans and easy export to Google Calendar/Docs.

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The prompt

Fill in the [BRACKETS] with your details, then paste it into Gemini.

Create my taper.

Race: [TYPE], date: [DATE]
Peak week volume: [miles/hours], key workouts: [LIST]
Taper length preference: [let you decide]

1. Recommend taper length for this race and why.
2. Day-by-day plan reducing volume (state % per week) while keeping some intensity.
3. Sleep, nutrition, and carb-load notes for the final days.
4. Mental prep: what's normal to feel during taper ("taper tantrums").
5. A race-week checklist (gear, logistics, packet pickup).

Example output

Illustrative example only, made up to show the format. Your results will depend on your inputs and the model.

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE
Marathon, 3-week taper from 45 mi peak
Wk 1: ~80% (36 mi), keep 10 mi tempo
Wk 2: ~60% (27 mi), 4x1 mi @ race pace
Race week: ~35–40% before race day; carb load days 2–3 before

Bot to build

  1. Generate 4 weeks before race day and add to your calendar.
  2. Pair with the Fueling & Pacing plan.

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