Promoting a healthy and positive experience for endurance athletes.

Created with endurance athletes in mind. Coaches Amy and Liz have a combined thirty years of coaching and seven decades of competing in endurance sports. They cover topics relevant to athletes at various levels of participation: those training for a personal challenge to those competing for an age group placement or race qualification.

How to Avoid Pitfalls and Set Realistic Goals in Endurance Sports

We become part of a fantastic community when we get involved with endurance sports - but it’s still important to make sure you consider your own needs when setting goals for the year!

What is this episode about?

Coach Amy and Coach Liz discuss mistakes to avoid when creating endurance sports goals and the factors to consider when developing realistic ones!

Everyone makes Mistakes (0-5:00)

Mistakes endurance athletes make when setting goals. (5:00-9:45)

Influencing factors that can lead endurance athletes to make mistakes when setting goals. (9:45-18:35)

Factors to consider when developing your endurance sports goals. (18:35-19:48)

Setting goals that are realistic to your current lifestyle (19:48-21:23)

Setting goals that are realistic to your athletic age (21:23-29)

Setting goals that are realistic to your current health status (29-33)

Case example of the impact of athletic age on the development of goals over several years of triathlon training. (33-36)

Case example of goal setting with an endurance athlete undergoing health status changes. (36 -40)

Case example of lifestyle affecting goal outcomes in endurance sports. (40-43)

Recap and how goal setting is challenging for all things, even podcasting!

Coach AmyJanuary 10, 2024Comment