Taper Down

Now I'm remembering how much the uncertainty sets in during taper time.  You start wondering, did I start taper too late or too early?  Maybe we're doing too much yardage today, or maybe we need an easy day and we're not getting it.  Any change to a ritual feels uncomfortable, especially when I have so much riding on one meet.  To participate at Nationals in Palo Alto, CA, I need to have a minimum of one GREAT race in Canada.  It will need to be either the 50 Free or 100 Backstroke.  If I swim a mid 23 second 50 free or a 58 low 100 backstroke, I'm buying a ticket to California to race against the fastest swimmers in the country.