We are less than two weeks out from The Boston Marathon & the jitters will only amplify as your taper sets in. Remember, there’s more to lose than there is to gain in the two weeks before a marathon. Anything you do during this time should be aimed at cultivating freshness and enhancing readiness, not developing fitness or feeding insecurity. The aims of any taper are to progressively (non linearly) reduce accumulated physiological and psychological stress of daily training A