Even for triathletes the time has finally come to take a well-earned rest.
The season has finally come to an end and, after taking stock of the season that has just gone by, you can take a well-earned rest and start to plan for next season.
- The first thing to do is to regenerate your body and mind. The triathlon season is extremely long and tiring. It begins in February/March with the first duathlon races or even earlier that those taking part in winter triathlons and only ends at the beginning of the autumn. The most sensible thing for a triathlete who has been competing all season to do is to take a rest. Rest is the first kind of training for next season.
- The second thing is to carefully analyse what you did last season. Did you achieve your season’s goal? What worked? What didn’t? As we have often advised, an athlete should always keep a “training diary” for taking notes about their training sessions, times, feelings and any problems etc…. In other words, anything that might be useful in future.
- The third thing is to set a goal, focus on it and begin to think about how you can achieve it. Can you achieve what you want on your own? Do you need a coach/trainer? How long have you got to achieve it? Is this a challenging or overwhelming…
