Taper - what's that?

Where is this mythical taper that everyone speaks of?  From where I'm at, I just don't see it.  Here's my schedule for this week and next:

• 5/29 - 14 mile run
• 5/30 - 60 mile hilly ride
• 5/31 - masters swim
• 6/1 - 8 mile run, which I refused to do.  "compromise" was the track workout, which was 1x1600 warm up, 3 x 4800 (that's 3 miles) z3-4.  After the first 4800, I cut the second one to 3200.  Still, that was a lot.
• 6/2 - masters swim AM, 2 hr bike PM (I cut the bike to 1:45 because hello? I ran out of daylight)
• 6/3 - 45 min spin / 60 min yoga in the morning
• 6/4 rest
• 6/5 - 8 mile run (part of it is a 5k race)
• 6/6 - 90 min bike, 60 min run (brick)
• 6/7 - 90 min masters swim , 60 min pilates
• 6/8 - pre-race brick (BIKE - WU 10 min Z2 then 3x5min (3min Z4, 2min Z2)  RUN - WU 5 min Z2 then 3x5min (3min Z4, 2min Z2), 5 min cool down)
• 6/9 - fly to boise
• 6/10 - 25 min run
• 6/11 - same brick as 6/8 plus a 20 min swim
• 6/12 - race day

 Is it me, or does this week seem really heavy? I tried asking my coach, but he took that as me questioning him, when really, this seems heavy compared to most people's tapers.  Of course, I'm most of the way through this week, so its a moot point.  I just hope that this week hasn't done more harm than good.