and weaknesses, you can then agree a set of specific goals, confident that these will challenge you to a higher level of performance next season."If you don't have a coach, conduct your own season review and feed the results into your training and future racing
and work through it, consider the race a success," he says. "Focus on something positive that came out of it, whether it's running through a different city or getting a new race T-shirt."3. A week later: ANALYSE ITOnce your emotions settle, review your
Picture the scene: after 10 hard years of racing and training, you make a triathlon breakthrough by qualifying for the ITU World Championships. You're one of the finest triathletes in the country, winning the right to join Team GB.So you fine
the winter is to stay motivated, but that is a challenge in itself. Alistair Brownlee famously races cross- country in the winter to maintain his high motivation levels. He recommends seeking out new run and bike routes and finding exciting things to do
-repeated line that you should abstain from sex before a race. Lovemaking before a big event is extremely unlikely to have a negative effect. Ian Shrier, a researcher at the Centre for Clinical Epidemiology in Montreal, Canada reviewed all the scientific studies
Clubs regularly attend races as a teamThe days when running clubs were the sole preserve of ultra-competitive elite racers hell-bent on crushing the opposition at all costs and putting in more hours than Geb or Paula are thankfully long
