Planning Your Season-Coach Roundtable w/ John Fitzgerald, AJW & Duncan Callahan | KoopCast Episode 165
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Episode overview:
The coaches review the process they go through with their athletes when planning out their seasons.
Episode highlights:
(12:15) Koop on weaknesses and strengths: anchor points, assessing weaknesses and strengths, when were you at your best, when were you at your worst, Abby Hall example, recap
(33:08) Emphasizing anchor points: making the most important training events known to the athlete so they are less concerned when non-essential training is changed to accommodate life, be 100% consistent 80% of the time, be flexible
(48:32) Life cost of racing: too much racing complicates family, employment, cost, travel, these make recovery from long races more difficult, muscle damage, emotional recovery
Additional resources:
Buy Training Essentials for Ultrarunning on Amazon or Audible
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