Stay Focused on the BIG Picture

You’ve been working hard all winter, and as the race season comes around, you’re ready to let it all fly. You’ve got huge expectations. You expect to be right on top, right from the get-go. But you roll up to your first race of the season, and nothing goes according to “your” plan. Everything you’ve been hoping for doesn’t happen, and your motivation begins slipping away. Doubt creeps in, “what is happening?”….

We know this all too well. We’ve experienced it ourselves as athletes, now your coaches. We know the feelings you’re having, we know the emotions that come along with it. And we also know, no matter how much we tell you, “It’s going to be ok. You aren’t supposed to be fast right now”, if you don’t fully believe it, it isn’t going to help how you’re feeling.

We have that little countdown timer on these newsletters for a reason. It’s to hopefully keep you focused on the “big picture”. Your race this weekend? Not the goal.

79 days to masters/junior track nats
98 days to amateur road nats
105 days to elite track nats
171 days to masters track worlds

Remember, now? What does that race this weekend have to do with your goal for the season? Execution. Tactics. Training. Did you notice that “winning” was not amongst that list? While its great to go out there and win all the time, it isn’t necessary the reason we race, at least not right now. It’s April, people! There’s still snow falling in PA, we’ve barely begun touching the track, and we’ve got 79 days before any of us consider throwing on that speed suit and aero socks and suiting up for a big W.

Continue to build, continue to trust in your training, and continue to believe in yourself and what you are trying to accomplish. We take a different approach, we focus on the “big picture”, and we prepare you to have the performance of a lifetime. You’re continuing to build the foundation, as we start piling up the stones. We’re forming the walls, and the first floor of your house. Remain steady, remain calm. Focus on the small details that separate you from the rest of your competitors…sleep, hydration, and eating well. Keep your countdown in mind, and take one step at a time. Keep focusing on the Big Picture.