| Where Did the Season Go? Taking Stock While It’s Still Fresh,
e-tips, September 2003 |
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Many of our readers in the northern hemisphere
are rapidly approaching the ends of the their competitive
seasons. Now is the time to reflect back on your season. Consider the following
questions as you do so:
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Where
do you stand relative to your goals (this season and longer-term)?
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To
what do you attribute your successes?
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What
kept you from realizing those goals that remain unfulfilled?
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What
would you do differently if you had it to do over again?
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Assuming
next year’s racing calendar is similar to this year’s, which would you
designate your A races?
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Given
your earliest likely A-race, when do you anticipate beginning your 2004
Annual Training Plan (ATP)?
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Given
all of the above, when should you plan your transition period?
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Given
the likely timing of your end of season Transition period (a planned period
of rest and recovery; see my October 2002 e-tip titled The Transition Phase:
Rejuvenate Now; Go Faster When It Matters), what can you do to maximize
the likelihood of achieving any remaining goals?
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Can
you do anything to help a teammate achieve his or her goals?
I suggest you revisit the
first five questions during your Transition period as you formalize your
2004 ATP and corresponding goals.
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