wwh&fd: taper for a "b" race?

[juliabug]

I'm still about 6 weeks out from my "A" race (oly), but next weekend I have my first sprint triathlon of the season. How easy should I take it in my training next week in order to do well in the race but not derail my main goal?

[cinco]

I've never done a tri anything, but for B races I make it a step back week and back off the midweek runs by about 50-75% and one extra day of full rest. For C races, I follow the training plan.
Good luck!

[gt7301b]

I just take an extra day off before the B race.

[kams]

For a sprint triathlon, I would just not do speed work the few days before, aside from maybe a few strides during a moderate workout or warmup.

[jamalynn]

Never done a tri, but I usually just rearrange my days to make sure I have a rest day before the race. I usually don't change my mileage at all.