The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show
Promoting a healthy and positive experience for endurance athletes.
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The Coach Amy and Coach Liz Show

Created with endurance athletes in mind

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.

 

The Challenge of Goal Setting in Endurance Sports

Amy gets a hug from her son, Parker, after she achieves her goal to qualify for her first Boston marathon.

What’s this episode about?

Coach Liz and Coach Amy introduce the topic of goal setting in a prelude to their two-part series on the subject. It's a great listen any time of year, but definitely, as we enter a new year or training season.

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Endurance Sports Goal Setting Stories (5-12 min)

Setting multiple goals for a race - anything can and does happen on the day, so you must be able to adjust your end goal and process goals just like Liz’s 2023 Ironman California peeps.

Setting realistic, achievable goals - beware of lofty goals when on a post-race high! Amy’s runners nailed their Fall race goals, and some want to leap beyond what is realistic.

Beware of romantic notions that can lead you to create goals that are not wise! Coach Amy shares her example of witnessing a gravel race and expo and feeling motivated to start beyond her abilities!

Setting endurance sports goals is challenging.

We explain why goal setting is important, ongoing, and challenging!

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