I am doing the 24 hours of Moab next weekend I am wondering if I should start tapering or keep training up to the day before the event? My training consists three to four hour mountain bike rides four days in row with one day off. I have never done a 24 hour event before I have done Moab skinny tire which consisted of four days of riding in a row about 70 miles a day with lots of climbing and the taper plan worked out pretty well. I know the adage about better to be over rested than over trained, However I would like to have all the fitness gains possible.