As the new year approaches, many people focus on setting resolutions or goals for the coming year. But this time is also a great time to reflect on how things went for you this year. In this episode, we break down how to do an athlete self-assessment to recap your year, and how to use that to help you set goals for the future.

If you'd like to do your own self-assessment, here are the questions we suggest:

1. GOALS
- What were my goals? Were they reasonable? Did I meet them?
- Do I still care about this goal?
- What factors played a role?

2. TRAINING
- Were you consistent?
- What plan did you use and did it work?
- What were your strengths?
- What can you improve on? (THIS is a great place to start thinking about base-building goals)
- What type of training did you like most? When did you have the most fun?
- What type of training did you dread or avoid?

3. LIFE
- Did you have any major life changes/events this year?
- How balanced did you feel?
- How did you navigate this balance
- Any periods you’d want to shift/reconsider in future years?
- Any races or distances you’d want to shift/reconsider in future years?

This is just a start! For more on goals, check out Ep 122: The Life-Changing Magic of Writing Down Your Goals: https://youtu.be/ZvTdrLgYFyc

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Our EDGE Athlete Lounge coaches compiled a list of some of our favorite recommendations to read this winter. Some of the suggestions might surprise you! Let us know your recommendations - we're always down for a good read!

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Connect with Coach Robyn: @coach.robyn
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Music by MEND Logo by @valeriegalerie

Recording wizardry by Richard Mipana

Audio mixed and edited by FermataLab

It's time to start thinking about 2025 - what will you race? And when? In this episode, we go through how to plan your race season, including how often you can/should race different distances, and how often in a year you can actually give your full effort in a race. If you're thinking about what your schedule will look like next year, watch this first!

Check out the video version of Coach Quip on YouTube. (there's a special appearance by a pug in this week's episode!)

Connect with Edge Athlete Lounge: @edgeathletelounge
https://edgeathletelounge.com
Connect with Coach Robyn: @coach.robyn
Connect with Coach Chris: @thechrismosier
Music by MEND Logo by @valeriegalerie
Recording wizardry by Richard Mipana
Audio mixed and edited by FermataLab