Saturday, May 24, 2008

Is It Too Late?

Early triathlon season has begun. Maybe you’ve got a few early season races under your belt or maybe you have some larger looming later in the season. Either way – are you do everything you can to be at your best? Do you feel you are working effectively towards your goals? Now is a great time to assess where you are at with your performances and goals. Are you steadily improving? Are you staying injury-free? Do you feel you are working successfully towards your goals?

If not, it may be time to enlist some help. It is never too late to start working with a coach. Athletes arrive at coaches at different points in the season. Any time is a good time to start. While a coach cannot help you quickly build what you could have gained in months, they can help to refine or refocus your efforts for your goals.

Often athletes comes to us after months of trying on their own. This is especially the case with Ironman athletes. They try to put together the workouts while balancing the other demands in their life. While some can manage this on their own, it’s normal and common to realize that it’s a lot of hard work – and a lot of “guessing”. You work hard enough at your job and relationships – why spend your freetime putting together workouts or second guessing if you are doing enough of the right workouts at the right time. Let someone else help.

This is where a coach can step in – at any point – to help. Whether you are 9 months from your goal or 4 weeks – a coach can assess the situation and get you on the right track. If you’ve been worrying and wondering if you are doing the right thing, take the time to talk with a coach. See what they think and ask what they can do. It never hurts to ask and you’ll never know until you try.

Multisport Mastery helps athletes at all different times of the season – whether you are just getting started or well on your way, we would like to help. Contact us at multisportmastery at comcast dot net.

0 comments: