Wow! After months of preparation, you are almost there (or some of you may have recently arrived).  Time to cash in on all those cold, dark mornings last winter, or those humid runs and rides this summer, and all the times you had to rally the troops to join you so you did not have to train alone.  You have sweat through the different categories of workouts, from base to speed work, you have picked the type of taper strategy that you think may fit your body, and now you are focusing on the days surrounding your BIG race.
 
This month, the science of speed looks at what you should and, just as importantly, should not be doing in the days leading up to your big race.
 
The science of speed combines two expert perspectives on seasonal triathlon testing, training, and racing and is sponsored by ELITE Testing (a division of ELITE Health & Wellness) (http://www.elitetesting.com), located in Philadelphia.