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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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!

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Recording wizardry by Richard Mipana
Audio mixed and edited by FermataLab

For a lot of us, it’s base-building season (formerly known as "off-season" but we like the rebranding better!) It's a great time to get your strength game on. Whether you are strength curious, thinking about starting, restarting after time away or a regular trying to get better, these three things can jumpstart your fitness and help you level up.

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Recording wizardry by Richard Mipana
Audio mixed and edited by FermataLab

As coaches, we are always surprised by what athletes remember and what sticks with them in the tough moments in training. In this episode, we ask our EDGE Athlete Lounge coaches what their athletes have repeated back to them.

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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

The holidays are coming up quickly and we know that means it'll be trickier than ever to find that training flow. Here are five tips to help you navigate the festivities.

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Recording wizardry by Richard Mipana
Audio mixed and edited by FermataLab

The temperatures are dropping and winter training is nearly here. We asked our EDGE Athlete Lounge coaches to tell us the biggest mistakes they see athletes make around winter training - and how athletes can maximize their gains this winter. Tune in to learn how to not f*ck up winter training.

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Connect with Edge Athlete Lounge: @edgeathletelounge
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Connect with Coach Robyn: @coach.robyn
Connect with Coach Chris: @thechrismosier

Email us podcast@edgeathletelounge.com
Music by MEND Logo by @valeriegalerie
Recording wizardry by Richard Mipana
Audio mixed and edited by FermataLab

We live in anxious times. As coaches, we hear our athletes talk about anxiety (although they may not name it that) around training, racing, and daily life, and all of it can have negative impacts on our performance, sleep, and overall wellbeing. In this episode, we talk about signs of anxiety and strategies to crush it. Timely, right?

Check out the video version of Coach Quip on YouTube.

Connect with Edge Athlete Lounge: @edgeathletelounge
https://edgeathletelounge.com/
Connect with Coach Robyn: @coach.robyn
Connect with Coach Chris: @thechrismosier

Email us podcast@edgeathletelounge.com
Music by MEND Logo by @valeriegalerie
Recording wizardry by Richard Mipana
Audio mixed and edited by FermataLab