Season WRap Up

Your season has ended already or is about to end. It's time to recover and fill up some energy before starting all over again. Before starting your break, take time to reflect back on the last couple of months.

Hopefully you are excited about your season, your results and your improvements. Maybe you are happy about some races, but not with your season in general, or maybe you are not where you would like to be. 

No matter how your season was, it is time to look back. Everyone likes to improve, even when your season was unbelievable. Even if you want to keep winning, you want to make sure no one else is passing you - who doesn´t like to get better!

To know where to improve and where you have the potential to improve, you want to analyze your training and races. What was good, what areas need some changes, where do you want to take the next step, what needs more attention?

The most precise way to do that is looking over your numbers. Numbers and notes during the training season are very helpful and highly recommended. If you don´t have a training log, you might want to think about this as the first improvement for the new season. Without these numbers it is possible to sit back and think about your accomplishments the past season. 

By analyzing your log or your memories, you might see a section you can improve. Sometimes it is important to put more hours in specific sections, but it also can be that you did too much of something. Maybe a different ratio of slow distance and high intensity training is the key for more success. Maybe more strength training would bring you to a higher level.  Technique training for example is something, which should never be cut out. 

Here are some examples about what you find in your log with an idea for next season change:

You had trouble keeping your form until the end of season, or having big waves during your season 

– you might look into your total hours of training,  specifically in Spring and Summer.

You keep getting sick during training and racing season

 – you might want to focus more on your base training, and check if you are giving your body the chance to recover after big training blocks. You also might want to look into your nutrition and supplement protocol.

You are not able to move as fast as you should, with all the training you are doing

 – think back, do you train in your zones?! Maybe you are going too hard in your easy training sessions, this would take the power you need for your fast training sessions. There is the very well known saying: Don´t train too hard on easy days and to easy on hard days. To know your exact zones, thinking of starting the new season with a metabolic or a VO2 max test. 

When you are done with your analysis and you have goal and a focus for the next season – enjoy your break! You read in other articles how important it is to start the new season fresh with all the energy you need