Episode 328: Reflecting on the Year - A Look Back at Off-Season

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As we air this show, most Purple Patch athletes are busy preparing for a variety of late-season races. We have the Ironman World Championships in Nice for the women, the Ironman World Championships in Kona for the men, the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in New Zealand, and the T100 series ramping up with the championship approaching for the pros. Additionally, we have the New York Marathon, the Santa Cruz Half Ironman, and a series of Ultra Trail runs.

Despite these big looming events, we want to take a moment to encourage high performers to pause, step back, and reflect. In this week’s episode, we take a look back at the past year to see the big picture of how we made it to this point.

Almost a year ago, we emphasized the critical role of Off-Season in achieving significant performance gains in the year ahead. This week we want to report on the impact of this approach on Purple Patch athletes.

First, IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon revisits the key goals of Off-Season and focuses on what a successful off-season looks like. Matt then shares his observations and insights from this past season and both qualitative and quantitative data to highlight the effects of Off-Season. He then shares feedback from Purple Patch athletes on how Off-Season affected their performance and lives.

In this episode, Matt discusses the mindset and commitment required to excel in your Off-Season. Whether you are preparing for upcoming events or gearing up to tackle a personal challenge in 2025, this show is crucial for you to refocus and recalibrate your performance, regardless of your goals.

Episode Timestamps

00:00 - 06:39 - Welcome and Episode Introduction

06:46 - 23:45 - The Meat and Potatoes: Part 1 - Framing Your Off-Season?

23:49 - 33:36 - Part 2 - Reflecting on the impact of Off-Season

33:37 - 44:17 - Part 3 - From the Athletes Themselves

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