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
climbing (both sitting and standing) and over-gearing sets on their turbo trainers.Face The Facts, And The ColdBut not everyone has a turbo trainer and even with the aid of motivational Tour de France DVDs, long-distance turbo rides can become a little
-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
time. "Part of a 'post-event review' is to deconstruct what worked well and what didn't, and to use those observations to get better next time," says Thompson. Find whatever positive you can in your own particular situation. Mark may not have completed
to be for that week (at least) and what each session is supposed to achieve. Write a list of your motives and goals and how it all works in the bigger picture, from fartleks to longer endurance runs. On a purely practical level, this means that you can get the right
